🚀 Magnetism
Magnets attract some metals and can push or pull without touching.
📎 Curriculum reference: Singapore Primary Science Teaching & Learning Syllabus (2023) — reference only; original EduManual content. · ✅ Verified by EduManual Science Team
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📖 Key words
🧲 Magnet · 磁铁 · magnet
A special stone or metal that can pull some things without touching them.
An object that attracts iron and steel.
🦸 Myth busters for this topic
❌ "All metals are magnetic."
✅ Only some metals — mainly iron, steel, nickel and cobalt — are attracted to magnets. Aluminium, copper, gold and silver are not.
Test a coin collection: some coins are magnetic and some are not, depending on the metal.
Try it yourself: Test a magnet on different metal objects at home: the fridge door, a can, a coin. Which ones attract?