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How can we tell if a material is magnetic or not?

In this lesson, we will look at how we can tell if a material is magnetic or not and also learn how to make our own magnets!

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Where is the magnetic field strongest around a magnet?

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Q2.Where do iron filings fall when scattered over a magnet?

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Q3.What is a 'field' of a force?

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Where is the magnetic field strongest around a magnet?

1/3

Q2.Where do iron filings fall when scattered over a magnet?

2/3

Q3.What is a 'field' of a force?

3/3

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How can we tell if a material is magnetic or not? Quiz

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Q1.What happens when you move the north and north poles of two magnets together?

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Q2.What happens when you move the north and south poles of two magnets together?

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Q3.What happens when you move the north pole of a magnet and an iron nail together?

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Q4.What happens when you move the south pole of a magnet and an iron nail together?

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Q5.What happens when you move an iron nail (not magnetised) and iron filings (not magnetised) together?

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Q6.What happens when you move a magnet and a piece of plastic together?

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Q7.What happens when you move an iron nail (not magnetised) and a piece of plastic together?

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How can we tell if a material is magnetic or not? Quiz

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.What happens when you move the north and north poles of two magnets together?

1/7

Q2.What happens when you move the north and south poles of two magnets together?

2/7

Q3.What happens when you move the north pole of a magnet and an iron nail together?

3/7

Q4.What happens when you move the south pole of a magnet and an iron nail together?

4/7

Q5.What happens when you move an iron nail (not magnetised) and iron filings (not magnetised) together?

5/7

Q6.What happens when you move a magnet and a piece of plastic together?

6/7

Q7.What happens when you move an iron nail (not magnetised) and a piece of plastic together?

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Lesson summary: How can we tell if a material is magnetic or not?

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