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Attraction

Gravity on Earth causes everything to fall downward. The Earth pulls everything toward it. Objects can also be attracted by magnets.

Step by Step

Requirements chevron down

  • A magnet
  • A small container with various objects, such as paperclips, clothespins, bracelets, building blocks, and more.
  • A red and green piece of paper

Instructions chevron down

  1. Pick up the magnet and hold it above an object.
  2. Can you feel magnetic attraction?
  3. Place the objects that are attracted to the magnet on the green sheet, and the others on the red sheet.

  4. Why are some objects attracted to the magnet while others are not?

What magnet do you know?

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