2. Magical Magnets by Vicki Broughton

3. The opposite poles attract North pole to South pole. South pole to North pole.

4. Horseshoe magnet

5. Bar magnet Notice the North and South poles.

6. What is attracted to this magnet? Notice that nails are attracted to this magnet. What is special about nails?

7. This is a sheet of metal… What is special about metal and magnets? Metals are attracted to magnets.

8. Are nails metal? Yes, nails are made of metal therefore are attracted to magnets.

9. Do you think these blocks are attracted to magnets?

10. What about this piece of paper?

11. Are paper clips attracted to magnets? Paper clips can be tricky because they can be metal or plastic. These plastic ones are not attracted to magnets but the metal ones can be.

12. Credits: 1. Google images 2. Paul Nylander images