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Magnets
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Magnets are everywhere. Earth! In fact you live on the biggest magnet around …. If you have ever used a computer, microwave oven, or stereo speakers, you have used magnets!
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Magnet Facts 1. Magnets are made from a rock called magnetite or lodestone. 2. Magnetite attracts iron and steel.
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3. Magnets have two poles - the North Pole and the South Pole. 4. On a bar magnet the poles are on the ends.
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5. Magnets are strongest at the poles.
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6. Attract means to pull something to you. Magnets pull things made of iron and steel.
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7. Opposites Attract The North Pole is attracted to the South Pole. The South Pole is attracted to the North Pole.
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8. Repel means to push away. A North Pole repels another North Pole.
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9. A force is a push or a pull. 10. A magnetic force is the pulling force of a magnet.
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Find items that are attracted to magnets.
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10. A compass uses a magnet to tell direction. A compass has a magnet inside that moves the arrow. The arrow on a compass always points north.
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12. Magnets can have different sizes and shapes.
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11. A magnet ’ s force can pull through other objects. Try this: 1. Fill a clear cup with water. 2. Put a paper clip inside the cup of water. 3. Use a magnet on the outside of the cup. Can you move the paper clip?
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What did you learn? Magnet Review 1. Magnets are made from ______________. a. magnetite - lodestone b. vitamins with iron c. a compass 2. Magnets attract things made from ___________. a. rocks b. iron c. fish
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3. Attract means ______________. a. a push or a pull b. to push something away from you c. to pull something to you 5. Magnets have 3 poles. a. True b. False 4. A magnet ’ s force can pull through other objects. a. True b. False
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6. On a bar magnet the poles are ____________. a. in the middle b. on the ends 7. Repel means ___________. a. to push something away from you b. to pull something to you c. A push or a pull 8. Opposites attract - North Pole is attracted to the South Pole. a. True b. False
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9. A magnetic force is the ____________. a. pushing force of a magnet b. pulling force of a magnet 11. A compass uses a magnet to tell direction. a. True b. False 10. The North Pole is attracted to ___________. a. Santa Claus b. another North Pole c. the South Pole.
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12. Name three things that a magnet is attracted to. Did you think about these items?
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