What Makes a Magnet Pull: teacher key

Magnets, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Magnets pull, push and point. Learn how poles, fields and Earth fit together.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

What do the same poles do?
- Pull together
- Do nothing
- Push each other away (answer)
Where does Earth's magnetic field begin?
- In its core (answer)
- In the sea
- In the sky
What does a compass needle line up with?
- The Sun
- Earth's magnetic field (answer)
- A cloud
What does the magnetosphere do?
- Makes rain
- Pulls pins
- Protects us from charged particles (answer)
Why does a compass work?
- Earth is a really big magnet (answer)
- It has a battery
- It is made of wood