Magnetism

What attracts to magnets? Watch this video to learn what kinds of materials attract to magnets. What kinds of metals can be used to make a magnet? Choose all the correct types. Rewatch the video if you are not sure. Copper Iron Gold Nickel Cobalt Silver Add the correct word in each blank space. Magnets have two poles. The North Pole and the South Pole. Sort the objects into the two groups. A magnet will attract Iron Filings A stainless steel knife A steel screw a paperclip A magnet will NOT attract Aluminum Nail A balloon A brass ring Water Magnet diagrams For each pair of magnets, determine if they will Attract or Repel. Repel Attract Repel Vocabulary Matching Match each word with the correct definition. Attract When two magnets or a magnet and another object pull towards each other. Repel When two magnets push away from each other. Magnet An object that can attract items made out of iron, steel, cobalt, or nickel. Poles The ends of a magnet. How I use Magnets. Write about one way thatyou use magnets in your everyday life. Write about one way you use magnets. Draw a picture of two different types ofmagnets (Horseshoe magnet, bar magnet, ring magnet) and label each one with the poles. Fill in the blanks. The earth is a giant magnet. When you use a compass, it will always point to the North and South. This is because the metal in the magnet is attracted to the North Pole.