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Magnetism

Four lessons that start with questions. Snap magnets together and push them apart, watch iron filings jump into a field pattern, follow a compass across a misty hill, and build an electromagnet that lifts paperclips and a motor that spins. Get one wrong and the diagram shows you why. Prefer to read first? Every lesson has animated notes and a lab you can drag things around in.

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27.1

Magnets and poles

North and south poles, attraction and repulsion, and magnetic materials.

Questions →Notes

27.2

Magnetic fields

The invisible field around a magnet: iron filings, plotting compasses and field lines.

Questions →Notes

27.3

Earth's magnetism

The Earth as a giant magnet, compasses, bearings and finding your way.

Questions →Notes

27.4

Electromagnets and motors

Magnets made with electricity, making them stronger, what they're used for, and how motors turn.

Questions →Notes

Daily 5

Five quick diagram questions a day from this unit. The ones you get wrong come back sooner. Progress saves in this browser.

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What this unit covers

Mapped to the KS3 national curriculum (Physics: magnetism).

Programme of study	Lesson
magnetic poles, attraction and repulsion	27.1
magnetic fields by plotting with compass, representation by field lines	27.2
Earth's magnetism, compass and navigation	27.3
the magnetic effect of a current, electromagnets, D.C. motors (principles only)	27.4
non-contact forces: forces between magnets	27.1, 27.2

Next at GCSE

P7 Magnetism and electromagnetism → P7 Electromagnets →