Magnetic Poles
Describe magnets as having two poles (north and south) and predict whether two magnets will attract or repel based on which poles face each other
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Can your child hold two magnets together and explain why they sometimes snap together and sometimes push apart, based on which ends are facing?
Describe magnets as having two poles (north and south) and predict whether two magnets will attract or repel based on which poles face each other
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- Identify and label the north and south poles of a magnet
- State the rule: like poles repel, opposite poles attract
- Predict the outcome of bringing two magnets together based on their pole orientation
“Can your child hold two magnets together and explain why they sometimes snap together and sometimes push apart, based on which ends are facing?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Forces & Motion
- Age range
- Ages 7–9
Standards