The student will develop an appreciation for magnets as a physical science. The student will effectively communicate with his peers. He or she will express his ideas, opinions, and results. He or she will participate in group experiences having the opportunity to lead, observe, share, and as a result bond with his or her fellow students. Every magnet has a magnetic field that continually interacts with the magnetic fields of other magnetic materials.
Magnets have two poles.
One pole is a north-seeking pole. The other is a south-seeking pole. When magnets are placed together, they react according to the poles that are placed together. Opposite poles will attract and like poles will repel. A magnet's strength is greater at its poles and weaker in the middle.