Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/5-1-4-attracting-and-repelling-magnets [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [Primary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary.md) › [Science](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science.md) › [Science: Year 3 & 4 National Curriculum](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum.md) › Attracting & Repelling Magnets # Attracting & Repelling Magnets Science: Year 3 & 4 National Curriculum, topic 5.1.4 ## Attracting & Repelling Magnets If you put two bar magnets together end to end, you will feel a force. ### Attracting force ![Attracting force](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/4.1.1%20Creating%20Permanent%20Magnets/4.1.1.1%20-%20Permanent%20bar%20magnet%20-%20opposites%20attract-min.jpg) - The force may pull the magnets together. - We say the magnets attract each other. ### Repelling force ![Repelling force](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/4.1.1%20Creating%20Permanent%20Magnets/4.1.1.1%20-%20Permanent%20bar%20magnet%20-%20like%20repel-min.jpg) - The force may push the magnets away from each other. - We say the magnets repel each other. ### Two sides to a magnet ![Two sides to a magnet](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/4.1.1.1%20-%20Permanent%20bar%20magnet-min.png) - Magnets have two different sides. - The different sides are called poles. - One pole is 'north' (N) and one pole is 'south' (S). ### Magnets can repel ![Magnets can repel](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-10/6aac8203-356b-4025-bebb-920a4f0e17ce/4.1.1.1%20-%20Permanent%20bar%20magnet%20-%20like%20repel.png) - If you put the same poles of two magnets together, they will repel. - Two north (N) poles will repel each other. - Two south (S) poles will repel each other. ### Magnets can attract ![Magnets can attract](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-10/0e22f34e-dbc6-41b2-8c65-933b2c18d19e/4.1.1.1%20-%20Permanent%20bar%20magnet%20-%20opposites%20attract.png) - If you put the opposite poles together, they will attract. - A north (N) and a south (S) will attract. ### Magnets ![Magnets](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-07/74fb75ce-cb85-4bdf-9ac8-127eb56cecd9/magnet-213741_960_720.jpg) - Some magnets are coloured to show which pole is which. - Magnetism works even when something is in the way. - Try using magnets on both sides of a piece of cardboard. You will be able to move the magnet through the cardboard. ## Test yourself on Attracting & Repelling Magnets - What is it called when magnets pull each other together? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/387be3cf-f0c3-401f-9de4-e8658803ed6d/section/764d85aa-5333-4be6-a1d3-8d4457aa3eb5/session) - Previous topic: [5.1.3 Testing Magnetic Materials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/5-1-3-testing-magnetic-materials.md) - Next topic: [5.1.5 Uses of Magnets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/5-1-5-uses-of-magnets.md) ## Science: Year 3 & 4 National Curriculum contents ### 1 Year 3: Plants - 1.1 Types of Plants - [1.1.1 Flowering & Non-flowering Plants](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-1-1-flowering-and-non-flowering-plants.md) - 1.2 Parts of a Plant - [1.2.1 Roots](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-2-1-roots.md) - [1.2.2 What do Roots do?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-2-2-what-do-roots-do.md) - [1.2.3 Stem](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-2-3-stem.md) - [1.2.4 Leaves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-2-4-leaves.md) - [1.2.5 How Leaves Make Food](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-2-5-how-leaves-make-food.md) - [1.2.6 Flowers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-2-6-flowers.md) - 1.3 Pollination - [1.3.1 Pollination](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-3-1-pollination.md) - [1.3.2 Pollination by Insects](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-3-2-pollination-by-insects.md) - [1.3.3 Pollination by the Wind](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-3-3-pollination-by-the-wind.md) - 1.4 Seeds - [1.4.1 Types of Seeds](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-4-1-types-of-seeds.md) - [1.4.2 Dispersing Seeds](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/1-4-2-dispersing-seeds.md) ### 2 Year 3: Animals (Including Humans) - 2.1 Food - [2.1.1 The Need for Food](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/2-1-1-the-need-for-food.md) - [2.1.2 Food Groups](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/2-1-2-food-groups.md) - [2.1.3 Carbohydrates](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/2-1-3-carbohydrates.md) - [2.1.4 Proteins](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/2-1-4-proteins.md) - [2.1.5 Dairy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/2-1-5-dairy.md) - [2.1.6 Fruit & Vegetables](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/2-1-6-fruit-and-vegetables.md) - [2.1.7 Fats](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/2-1-7-fats.md) - [2.1.8 Junk Food](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/2-1-8-junk-food.md) - 2.2 Skeletons & Muscles - [2.2.1 Skeletons & Muscles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/2-2-1-skeletons-and-muscles.md) - [2.2.2 Healthy Bones](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/2-2-2-healthy-bones.md) ### 3 Year 3: Rocks - 3.1 Rocks on Earth - [3.1.1 Rocks](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/3-1-1-rocks.md) - [3.1.2 Fossils](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/3-1-2-fossils.md) ### 4 Year 3: Light - 4.1 What is Light? - [4.1.1 Light as Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/4-1-1-light-as-energy.md) - [4.1.2 Reflections](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/4-1-2-reflections.md) - [4.1.3 Sunlight](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/4-1-3-sunlight.md) - [4.1.4 Shadows](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/4-1-4-shadows.md) ### 5 Year 3: Forces & Magnets - 5.1 Forces - [5.1.1 What is a Force?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/5-1-1-what-is-a-force.md) - [5.1.2 Contact & Non-Contact Forces](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/5-1-2-contact-and-non-contact-forces.md) - [5.1.3 Testing Magnetic Materials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/5-1-3-testing-magnetic-materials.md) - [5.1.4 Attracting & Repelling Magnets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/5-1-4-attracting-and-repelling-magnets.md) - [5.1.5 Uses of Magnets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/5-1-5-uses-of-magnets.md) ### 6 Year 4: Living Things & Their Habitats - 6.1 Grouping Animals - [6.1.1 Biodiversity & Classification](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-1-1-biodiversity-and-classification.md) - [6.1.2 Grouping Animals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-1-2-grouping-animals.md) - 6.2 Vertebrates - [6.2.1 Vertebrates](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-2-1-vertebrates.md) - [6.2.2 Mammals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-2-2-mammals.md) - [6.2.3 Reptiles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-2-3-reptiles.md) - [6.2.4 Fish](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-2-4-fish.md) - [6.2.5 Amphibians](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-2-5-amphibians.md) - [6.2.6 Birds](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-2-6-birds.md) - 6.3 Invertebrates - [6.3.1 Invertebrates](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-3-1-invertebrates.md) - [6.3.2 Insects](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-3-2-insects.md) - [6.3.3 Spiders](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-3-3-spiders.md) - [6.3.4 Slugs & Snails](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-3-4-slugs-and-snails.md) - [6.3.5 Worms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-3-5-worms.md) - 6.4 Grouping Plants - [6.4.1 Grouping Plants](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-4-1-grouping-plants.md) - [6.4.2 Flowering Plants](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-4-2-flowering-plants.md) - [6.4.3 Non-Flowering Plants](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-4-3-non-flowering-plants.md) - 6.5 Classification Keys - [6.5.1 Classification Keys](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-5-1-classification-keys.md) - 6.6 Environmental Change - [6.6.1 Positive Impact of Humans on the Environment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-6-1-positive-impact-of-humans-on-the-environment.md) - [6.6.2 Negative Impact of Humans: Deforestation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-6-2-negative-impact-of-humans-deforestation.md) - [6.6.3 Negative Impact of Humans: Litter](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-6-3-negative-impact-of-humans-litter.md) - [6.6.4 Negative Impact of Humans: Overpopulation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/6-6-4-negative-impact-of-humans-overpopulation.md) ### 7 Year 4: Animals, Including Humans - 7.1 Teeth - [7.1.1 Why Do We Need Teeth?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-1-1-why-do-we-need-teeth.md) - [7.1.2 'Baby' Teeth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-1-2-baby-teeth.md) - [7.1.3 Adult Teeth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-1-3-adult-teeth.md) - [7.1.4 Incisors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-1-4-incisors.md) - [7.1.5 Canines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-1-5-canines.md) - [7.1.6 Premolars](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-1-6-premolars.md) - [7.1.7 Molars](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-1-7-molars.md) - 7.2 Digestion - [7.2.1 What is Digestion?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-2-1-what-is-digestion.md) - [7.2.2 The Digestive System - The Mouth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-2-2-the-digestive-system-the-mouth.md) - [7.2.3 The Digestive System - The Stomach](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-2-3-the-digestive-system-the-stomach.md) - [7.2.4 The Digestive System - The Small Intestines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-2-4-the-digestive-system-the-small-intestines.md) - [7.2.5 The Digestive System - The Large Intestines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-2-5-the-digestive-system-the-large-intestines.md) - 7.3 Food Chains - [7.3.1 What are Food Chains?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-3-1-what-are-food-chains.md) - [7.3.2 Producers, Predators & Prey](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-3-2-producers-predators-and-prey.md) - [7.3.3 Herbivores & Carnivores](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/7-3-3-herbivores-and-carnivores.md) ### 8 Year 4: States of Matter - 8.1 The 3 States of Matter - [8.1.1 States of Matter](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/8-1-1-states-of-matter.md) - [8.1.2 Changes of State](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/8-1-2-changes-of-state.md) - 8.2 The Water Cycle - [8.2.1 The Water Cycle](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/8-2-1-the-water-cycle.md) - [8.2.2 Evaporation at Different Temperatures](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/8-2-2-evaporation-at-different-temperatures.md) ### 9 Year 4: Sound - 9.1 How Do I Hear? - [9.1.1 What is Sound?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/9-1-1-what-is-sound.md) - [9.1.2 Sound Travels to Your Ear](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/9-1-2-sound-travels-to-your-ear.md) - 9.2 Pitch - [9.2.1 Pitch](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/9-2-1-pitch.md) - 9.3 Volume - [9.3.1 Volume](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/9-3-1-volume.md) - [9.3.2 How Distance Affect Volume](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/9-3-2-how-distance-affect-volume.md) ### 10 Year 4: Electricity - 10.1 Uses of Electricity - [10.1.1 What Uses Electricity?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/10-1-1-what-uses-electricity.md) - 10.2 Conductors & Insulators - [10.2.1 Electrical Conductors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/10-2-1-electrical-conductors.md) - [10.2.2 Electrical Insulators](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/10-2-2-electrical-insulators.md) - 10.3 Making Circuits - [10.3.1 What is a Circuit?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/10-3-1-what-is-a-circuit.md) - [10.3.2 Complete Circuits](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/10-3-2-complete-circuits.md) - [10.3.3 Electrical Safety](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/primary/science/science-year-3-and-4-national-curriculum/10-3-3-electrical-safety.md)