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Understand the Forces of Magnetism

In this worksheet, students will be look at what we mean by the forces of attraction and repulsion in magnetism.

'Understand the Forces of Magnetism' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 3 Science worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Forces and Magnets

Curriculum subtopic:   Magnets Attract or Repel

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Worksheet Overview

Let's have a look at some key scientific words we need to understand when learning about forces and magnets:

 

Push -  A force to move something away

Pull -  A force to move something towards you

Magnetism - The force of magnets

Attract - When magnets pull towards each other (north to south)

Repel - When magnets push away from each other (north to north or south to south)

 

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Now, let's have a go at answering some questions to check our understanding of these key words!

 

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