Name: ____________________ Date:_______________

Magnetic Materials

Magnetic __________ are substances that are ___________ to magnets.

They can also be used to make magnets. Very few materials are

___________. Only iron and __________ are magnetic, other metals are

not.

Metal food and drink cans are made from steel or aluminium. Only steel cans are magnetic.

The ends of a magnet are called poles – the North Pole (N) and the South Pole (S).

Do these poles repel or attract?

Created by Hayley Roberts, BSC 2005

attracted magnetic steel materials