Uses of Magnets

Ways to use magnets

(Year 5)

by Teacher Salmie

​Assalamualaikum and Good Morning Class....

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​How are you? I hope you are all doing great. 

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​So lets start our lesson with RECAPPING meaning remembering back what we have already learn in the previous lesson. 

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​Are you ready?

​Do you still remember......

​The properties of magnets?

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​What are the properties of magnets?

​The properties of magnets are....

​1. The poles of a magnet.

​All magnets have two poles, North pole and South pole. The strongest magnetic force would always be at the end of each pole.

​2. Attraction and Repulsion. 

​​When two LIKE poles are brought together, they PUSH each other away. We say they REPEL.

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​When two UNLIKE poles are brought together, they PULL each other together. We say they ATTRACT.

​3.Resting in a north-south direction.

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When a magnet is hung free or floats freely, it will come o rest with the poles pointing

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​Those are the 3 properties of magnets. With that, we continue with our topic on WAYS TO USE MAGNETS.

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​With the properties of magnets, it make them useful to people. 

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​1. Magnets attract magnetic materials, they are often use to hold things together. For examples:

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​ FRIDGE

MAGNETS

​CLIPS ON PENCIL CASE

​2. Magnets are also used in electric motors, toys and loudspeakers.

​ELECTRIC MOTOR

​MAGNETIC TOYS

​SPEAKER

​3. Magnets are also used in compass, bank cards and MagLev train.

​ COMPASS

​Helps people find directions.

​ BANK CARDS

​To store informations.

​ MAGLEV (Magnetic Levitation) TRAIN

​Use magnets to raise the train above the tracks.

​Task 1 is DONE here.....

​Now please move to Task 2.

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I have posted the link at your WhatsApp.

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​Its a liveworksheet for you to complete.

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