Students begin their investigation of magnets by exploring what magnets are and what materials magnets attract. Students also learn that magnets work by exerting forces on magnetic objects.

Student Resources

• 1.1 Vocabulary
• 1.2 Testing for Magnetic Attraction
• 1.3 Section 1 Assessment

Learn by Reading

For additional content-area reading, check out the Houghton Mifflin Science eBook: Grade 4, Unit F, page 62.