THE WORLD OF MAG ETSMrs. O’Meara’s Second GradeMeghan Falli

MAGNETS HAVE 2 POLES

Positive Negative

OPPOSITES ATTRACT (THEY “HOLD HANDS”)

LIKES REPEL (THEY “IGNORE EACH OTHER”

MAGNETS CAN PULL THROUGH GASES

SOME MAGNETS CAN PULL THROUGH SOLIDS…

…AND LIQUIDS

A MAGNETIC FIELD IS… …THE AREA AROUND MAGNET

…WHERE IT CAN ATTRACT OR REPEL THINGS

WHAT KINDS OF THINGS ARE MAGNETIC?

LETS FIND OUT!

USING A ,WALK AROUND THE ROOM AND FIND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE

MAGNETIC!

IF THEY ARE MAGNETIC, THEY WILL STICK TO THE MAGNET

IF THEY ARE NOT MAGNETIC, THEY WILL NOT STICK TO THE MAGNET

READY SET…GO!

WHAT DID YOU FIND?

WERE THESE OBJECTS MAGNETIC OR NON-MAGNETIC?

MAGNETIC

NON-MAGNETIC

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!

TONIGHT, GO HOME AND FIND 3 OBJECTS THAT ARE MAGNETIC, AND 3

THAT ARE NON-MAGNETIC

WRITE THEM DOWN, AND BRING YOUR LIST IN TOMORROW!