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Exploring Magnets

Push, or pull?

Two magnets meet end to end. Sometimes they pull together. Sometimes they push apart.

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The idea

Opposite poles face each other: N with S. They pull together. This is attraction.

Matching poles face each other: N with N, or S with S. They push apart. This is repulsion.

Opposite poles pull. Matching poles push.

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  1. 0 Start here
  2. 1 Which things does a magnet pull?
  3. 2 Every magnet has two poles
  4. 3 Cut a magnet in half
  5. 4 Push, or pull?
  6. 5 A magnet does not need to touch
  7. 6 Checkpoint: things, poles, cutting, push and pull
  8. 7 Everyday uses of magnets
  9. 8 Making a magnet, and losing one
  10. 9 The compass finds north
  11. 10 Using magnets safely
  12. 11 The big picture
  13. 12 Track quiz

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