A magnet can pull a pin or a clip.
Each magnet has a north pole and a south pole.
Poles that are not the same pull.
Poles that are the same push.
A magnet has a field. You can feel its pull there.
Some rocks can be magnets.
Our Earth is a big magnet.
A compass has a needle. The needle is a magnet.
The needle turns to line up with Earth.
People have used a compass for hundreds of years.
Words to know
- pole: magnet end
- field: pull area
- compass: shows north
