6bMagnetism

Syllabus objectives

• 6.2know that magnets repel and attract other magnets and attract magnetic substances
• 6.3describe the properties of magnetically hard and soft materials
• 6.4understand the term 'magnetic field line'
• 6.5know that magnetism is induced in some materials when they are placed in a magnetic field
• 6.6practical: investigate the magnetic field pattern for a permanent bar magnet and between two bar magnetsPractical
• 6.7describe how to use two permanent magnets to produce a uniform magnetic field pattern