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: When two South Poles are placed next to each other two '''magnets''' will repel each other. | : When two South Poles are placed next to each other two '''magnets''' will repel each other. | ||
: When the North Pole of one '''magnet''' is placed next to the South Pole of another '''magnet''' they attract each other. | : When the North Pole of one '''magnet''' is placed next to the South Pole of another '''magnet''' they attract each other. | ||
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| + | |[[File:MagneticMetals.gif|center|200px]] | ||
| + | |[[File:MagnetBarNorthSouth.gif|center|200px]] | ||
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| + | |'''Magnets''' are attracted to some metals. Those metals are '''magnetic''' but they are not magnets themselves. | ||
| + | |'''Magnets''' have two poles; North and South. | ||
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| + | |[[File:MagnetRepel.gif|center|200px]] | ||
| + | |[[File:MagnetAttract.gif|center|200px]] | ||
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| + | |Two '''magnets''' facing North-North will repel each other and two magnets facing '''South-South''' will repel each other. | ||
| + | |Two '''magnets''' facing North-South will attract each other. | ||
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[[File:MagneticMetals.gif|right|300px|thumb|text]] | [[File:MagneticMetals.gif|right|300px|thumb|text]] | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 11 August 2018
Key Stage 2
Meaning
A magnet is a piece of equipment that can be used to do determine if an object is magnetic.
About Magnets
- Magnets are attracted to some metals. Those metals are magnetic but they are not magnets themselves.
- Magnets have two poles; North and South.
- When two North Poles are placed next to each other two magnets will repel each other.
- When two South Poles are placed next to each other two magnets will repel each other.
- When the North Pole of one magnet is placed next to the South Pole of another magnet they attract each other.
| Magnets are attracted to some metals. Those metals are magnetic but they are not magnets themselves. | Magnets have two poles; North and South. |
| Two magnets facing North-North will repel each other and two magnets facing South-South will repel each other. | Two magnets facing North-South will attract each other. |