Magnetism

Science 8
● Can you think of 3 everyday
uses of magnets

● List any other facts about

magnets you can think of
 Key Vocabulary
magnetism- the property of attracting or repelling
● magnetism-the property of attracting or repelling
magnets or magnetic material

● magnet- any material that produces a magnetic

field

● magnetic material- a material that is attracted to a

magnet such as: iron, steel, nickel or cobalt

● magnetic field- an invisible area of force that

extends all around a magnet

● domains-very small regions that magnetic material

is made up of
 Magnetic or not? Copy out the table and *

put the materials in the right column

Material Magnetic or non-magnetic?

Tin granules Iron Nail Plastic spoon Steel paper clip

Pencil Nickel coin Aluminium cup
zinc coin Paper Copper coin steel coin
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Magnets
1) How do magnets work?
2) What is repulsion and attraction?
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Attracting and Repelling
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Magnet
• Attract means…
– pull together
– opposite poles of a magnet attract each other
–

• Repel means…
– push away
– same poles of a magnet repel each other
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Trace your magnet field

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Magnetic fields

N S
Compass-a device containing a magnet that is
used for finding directions.

North Pole- the pole of the magnet that points

north. A North Pole repels another North Pole

South Pole- the pole of a magnet that points

south. A South Pole repels another South Pole.
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How do compasses work?

Magnetic compasses work because the Earth

behaves as if there was a large bar magnet
inside it. The North Pole of the compass orients
itself so it points very close to the geographic
North Pole of the Earth.
Click on the Link to Complete
the Investigation
Exploring the Region around a Magnet