Y3 Magnets

Which of the following objects are magnets?

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Complete the sentence:

Magnets have a __________ and a __________ pole.

• north, south

• east, west

• north, west

• east, south

Which pair of magnets will attract each other?

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True or false?

All metals are magnetic.

• True

• False

True or false?

All plastics are not magnetic.

• True

• False

True or false?

Magnets only have a north pole.

• True

• False

What type of force is magnetism?

• friction

• contact

• surface

• non-contact

Miss Rose is using a magnet to sort through the metal recycling at school.

She can see metal drinks cans in the pile, but they are not attracted to the magnet.

What material could the cans be made from?

• plastic

• aluminium

• glass

• iron

Sort the objects into magnetic and non-magnetic categories.

Groups:

(a) Magnetic

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(b) Non-magnetic

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