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Investigating in Science
Developing and Communicating Scientific Understanding

Attractive Magnets

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What is a Magnet?

A Magnet has a Magnetic feled Which makes a magnet Stick to Something thats like a magnet For icsampill a magnet can Stick to a White board.

Summer's initial ideas

What Does It Do?

A Magnets has North and a Saoth end. Here are some Magnets...
Magnets have different sizes and different shapes.
They attract some metals. They have the same things in them.
Magnets have different strengths. They can lose their strength.
The ends push away if put N together. If put S together they'll also push away. But they attract when you put S and N together.

What I found out, by Summer

What Does It Do?

atrecs Metall attracts some metal
The ends are pulling together when they are N and S.
The ends push away when they are the same.
Magnets do not pick up everything only some metals

What I found out, by Nicholas

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