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Group 7 exemplar Energy & Forces  - Forces (Word)

2. The children may be able to come up with lots of uses of magnets but some to keep in mind are magnetic door catches - used on a lot of cupboards, magnetic purse catches, magnetic strips on credit cards, fridge magnets, magnets in toys.

Note that not all metals are attracted to magnets - only those containing iron. Make sure you provide some non-ferrous metals such as aluminium foil to demonstrate this point.