WOW !

Magnet Magic
Magnetic materials are
attracted by magnets
Magnetic?
Object Made of ?
Yes or No?

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A paperclip is attracted to the
ends of a bar magnet

 The paperclip is made of steel.

 The arrow shows the force on
the paperclip.
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Representing forces with arrows

 The magnet also is pulled

towards the paperclip.

The two forces are the same size

and in opposite directions. 4
 2 magnets

 These ends attract

 These ends push apart – (repel)

There are two sorts of magnetic poles.

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Making a compass
N S
 When a magnet is hung up
one end will point North.
 so it lines up North/South
 The same end always
points North
 The end that points
North is called the
north seeking pole

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The
Earth
is a
magnet

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A compass uses a tiny magnet

which can
swing round.

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 NORTH POLE
The
Earth
is a
magnet

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Using a compass to find
directions
 A compass needle always points to the
Earth’s North Pole.

 Some birds use the Earth’s magnetism

to find directions.

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A magnet

has a
north pole
and a S N
south pole.

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The north pole attracts the
south pole of the other magnet.

S N S N

S N S N

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The north pole repels the north
pole of the other magnet.

S N N S

 You can feel the magnets pushing apart.

 This is called repulsion

Note - south poles also repel each other

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Now for
some games!

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Something very new !
• A computer that will stay booted up
when you switch it off – it will be on
sale in a few year’s time.
• It will have memory called
MRAM and use special
magnets !
(Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory)

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What have we learned?
 Magnets will attract magnetic materials
 iron and steel
 Magnets have two sorts of poles
 north and south
 Magnets repel each other as well as attract
 similar poles repel
 opposite poles attract
 A compass is a little magnet
 The Earth is like a magnet
 compasses are used to find directions
 Special magnets are used in computers
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Magnets are

used in lots
of ways

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It moves !
 A motor causes
movement.

 An electric current
and a magnetic
field can make a
simple motor.

magnet + electric current  movement

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Spot the motors

Can you think of other examples?

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Very tiny motors can be made
 When the drawer for a CD opens and closes a
tiny motor makes it move
 A tiny motor moves the camera lens when the
camera is switched on
 Many small toys have motors in them
 robots,

 Artificial limbs can use tiny motors to act like

muscles

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 Magnets are amazing !

Magnets + electric currents

make things move !