Grade 2 · Science · Lesson 21

Simple Magnet Experiments

Hold a magnet near a paper clip and watch it jump through the air without being touched! Magnets exert an invisible force that can pull certain materials toward them — and even push other magnets away — all without touching anything. That invisible force is called magnetism.

What this lesson teaches

1Sort materials into magnetic and non-magnetic groups
2Name the north pole and south pole of a magnet
3Explain that opposite poles attract and same poles repel

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