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Magnetism
Push and pull, north and south, compasses, electromagnets and the giant magnet inside our planet. Three ages, each with a text, an experiment, a game, a quiz, a printable worksheet and a teacher sheet.
Ages 6–7Magnets: push and pullMagnets pull on some things and not on others, and two magnets can push or pull each other. With a magnet hunt around the classroom.Ages 10–11Magnetism: poles, fields and electromagnetsMagnetic materials, poles, magnetic fields, Earth's own magnetism and how electricity makes magnets. With a build-an-electromagnet experiment.Ages 15–16Magnetism: domains, electromagnets and Earth's fieldFerromagnetism and domains, the Curie temperature, why poles come in pairs, electromagnets, and Earth's moving, reversing field. With an electromagnet investigation using current and turns.