Printable activity: Magnetic or Not Magnetic? for kindergarten and first grade.

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Hey there, teachers and little scientists! 👋 Ready to explore the amazing world of magnets? This worksheet will help your kindergarten and first-grade students discover which things are attracted to magnets and which aren't. Let's have some fun learning! 🧲

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📚 Topic Summary
Magnets are special objects that can pull some metals towards them. This pulling force is called magnetism. Not everything is magnetic! Things made of iron, nickel, and cobalt are usually magnetic. Other things, like plastic, wood, and cloth, are not magnetic. Let's find out what's magnetic and what's not!

🔬 Part A: Vocabulary
Match the words to their definitions:

Word
    Definition

1. Magnet
    A. The force that pulls magnetic objects together.

2. Magnetic
    B. Able to be pulled towards a magnet.

3. Non-magnetic
    C. An object that can pull some metals towards it.

4. Attract
    D. Not able to be pulled towards a magnet.

5. Magnetism
    E. To pull towards something.

📝 Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Use these words to complete the sentences: magnet, metal, plastic, attract, magnetic
A ______ is a special object. It can ______ some objects made of ______.  Things that are ______ stick to a magnet. Things like ______ do not stick to a magnet.

🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking
Imagine you have a box full of different toys. How would you use a magnet to sort the toys into two groups?

Printable activity: Magnetic or Not Magnetic? for kindergarten and first grade.

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📚 Topic Summary

🔬 Part A: Vocabulary

📝 Part B: Fill in the Blanks

🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking

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Word	Definition
1. Magnet	A. The force that pulls magnetic objects together.
2. Magnetic	B. Able to be pulled towards a magnet.
3. Non-magnetic	C. An object that can pull some metals towards it.
4. Attract	D. Not able to be pulled towards a magnet.
5. Magnetism	E. To pull towards something.