Vocabulary
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The Big Idea
100
An object that attracts things that contain iron.
What is a magnet?
100
The two ends of a magnet.
What are poles?
100
An object must be made of this to be attracted to a magnet.
What is iron?
100
You can use this magnet to move a car.
What is an electromagnet?
100
Magnets are attracted to materials that contain this.
What is iron?
200
To pull towards something.
What does attract mean?
200
Poles that are alike push each other away.
What is repel.
200
This tool helps you find direction.
What is a compass?
200
You can use this magnet when a storm knocks out power.
What is a generator?
200
Every magnet has these.
What are poles?
300
To push away.
What does repel mean?
300
Poles that are different pull towards each other.
What is attract?
300
Electricity can turn these type of magnets on and off.
What are electromagnets?
300
By rubbing a paper clip against a very strong magnet you will be making this.
What is a magnet?
300
This machine uses magnets to produce electricity.
What is a generator?
400
A describing word that means something has the properties of a magnet.
What is magnetic?
400
The letter N represents this side of the magnet.
What is the north pole.
400

The flow of electrons in a circuit.

What is electricity?

400

Science names for the two types of charged ions.

What are cation and anion?

400
A magnet will attract this.
What is iron.
500
A magnet that can be turned on and off by using electricity.
What is electromagnet?
500
The letter S represents this end of the magnet.
What is the South pole.
500
The Chinese used this mineral to make compasses.
What is magnetite?
500
This instrument use magnetic materials to store information.
What is a computer.
500
This machine can turn magnets on and off.
What is an electromagnet?
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