It is pulled across without even being touched. A magnet is a thing that uses force without contact.
I want to stick a picture on the fridge
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What will stick to the magnet? Drag things onto the fridge door.
I brought two magnets together
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What will happen? Drag the right-hand magnet to change the distance, turn one round, and slip a sheet of paper between them.
I put a magnet beside a compass
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Where will the needle point? Hold the magnet with your finger and move it round.
From here you can see what was invisible
What comes next in middle school · electricity and magnetism
A map of an invisible force
These are the two magnets you brought together above. Round a magnet the force has directions. They cannot be seen, but sprinkle iron filings and they show.
The two magnets from above
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This time the direction of the force is shown by arrows, with numbers. Try turning the right-hand one into an electromagnet.
