Primary 2 - Discover
Theme 2: The World Around Me - Taking Care of Our World
Magnetic Power: Poles, Attraction, and Magnetic Materials 🧲📌
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Did you know that some forces can move objects without even touching them? Meet the fascinating world of 'magnets'! Every magnet has an invisible magnetic field and two distinct ends called 'poles': a North Pole (marked N, usually painted red) and a South Pole (marked S, usually painted blue). When opposite poles meet (North and South), they pull together with a strong force called 'attraction'! But when like poles meet (North to North, or South to South), they push each other away in a force called 'repulsion'!
🧲 Magnetic Poles Rule
- 🔴 North Pole (N) & 🔵 South Pole (S).
- 🧲 Opposite poles attract: (N + S) pull and snap together tightly.
- ⚡ Like poles repel: (N + N) or (S + S) push apart with invisible force.
📎 Magnetic vs Non-Magnetic
- 🧷 Magnetic materials: Made of iron, steel, or nickel (paperclips, steel screws, nails).
- 🪵 Non-magnetic materials: Wood, plastic, glass, rubber, paper, and copper coins.
🧩 Magnet Sorting Station
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Steel Paperclip
Attracted to Magnet✏️
Wooden Pencil
Not Attracted🔩
Iron Nail
Attracted to Magnet🧸
Plastic Toy
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magnet
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مغناطيس
📖 Def: a piece of iron or other material that has its component atoms so ordered that that it exhibits properties of magnetism
pole
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قطب المغناطيس (N / S)
📖 Def: either of two opposing terminals on a magnet where magnetic force is concentrated
attract
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يتجاذب وينجذب
📖 Def: to pull or draw something towards oneself with magnetic or physical force
repel
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يتنافر ويبتعد
📖 Def: to drive back or ward off; push away from each other
magnetic field
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المجال المغناطيسي المحيط
📖 Def: the area around a magnet in which its magnetic force acts
iron
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عنصر الحديد المغناطيسي
📖 Def: a strong, magnetic metal widely used in tools and construction
steel
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الصلب
📖 Def: a hard, strong alloy of iron and carbon that is magnetic
compass
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البوصلة لتحديد الشمال
📖 Def: an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north
non-magnetic
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غير مغناطيسي
📖 Def: materials that are not attracted to or affected by a magnet
distance
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التأثير عن بعد
📖 Def: magnets can pull magnetic objects without direct physical contact
fridge magnet
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مغناطيس الثلاجة
📖 Def: a small decorative magnet used to hold notes on metal doors
horseshoe magnet
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مغناطيس حدوة الحصان
📖 Def: a U-shaped permanent magnet with both poles close together
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