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PHOTO:
LAURA
ARSIE
Explore magnets
with Chirp
reader Owen.
You'll need:
• Magnet of
any size and
strength
• Non-metal and
metal objects
1
Place the objects
on a fl at surface.
2
Guess which objects
the magnet will pick up.
3
Touch the magnet to
the objects. Which ones
stick? Can the magnet
lift any of the objects up
in the air?
Magnets
have metal in them.
Their magnetic force
attracts other objects
with metal in them, like
paper clips and coins.
The more metal
in a magnet, the
stronger it is.
How
it
works
Watch a video of Owen doing this
experiment at
owlkids.com/chirpscience.
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SCIENCE
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