Attract or Repel?

Look at the list of objects below and decide whether they will be attracted or
repelled by a magnet.
Attract Not Attract
paper clip
cork
eraser
plastic pen
nail
scissors
iron fillings

Will these magnets attract or repel each Will these magnets attract or repel each
other? other?
 The Dancing Paper Clip
Goal: Make the paper clip dance across the table without touching it.

Instructions:
Describe what you would
do with these materials to
make the paper clip dance.

Materials Needed:
• paper clip
• magnet
• table

Challenge:
Design a game using these materials.
 True or False
1. Two like poles repel. True

Opposite poles attract. True

2. Forces are measured in Newtons. True

3. Plastic is not magnetic. True

4. Some refrigerators are magnetic. True

5. The force stopping us from floating into space is called

Truegravity.