This Grade 2 science worksheet focuses on magnet forces, including attraction, repulsion, and which materials magnets affect at a distance. Students complete fill-in-the-blank sentences and matching activities that compare iron, wood, and plastic objects placed near magnets. Grade 2 learners build vocabulary around north and south poles and discover how magnetic forces work in everyday objects like paperclips, nails, and refrigerator notes.
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Force & Motion
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Two magnets that pull toward each other are said to attract.
2. Two magnets that push away from each other are said to repel.
3. A magnet can stick to a paperclip because paperclips are made of iron.
4. A magnet will not stick to a wooden block because wood is not magnetic.
5. The ends of a magnet where its pull is strongest are called the poles.
6. Rubber bands and plastic straws are not attracted by magnets.
7. If you turn one magnet around, two ends that once attracted may now repel.
8. A magnet can pull an iron nail even through a thin piece of paper.
9. Magnets have two poles: one is called north and the other is called south.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Two north poles facing
→ Pushes apart because same poles repel
Pulls together because opposites attract
North and south poles facing
→ Pulls together because opposites attract
Nothing happens because it is not magnetic
Iron paperclip near magnet
→ Gets pulled and sticks to the magnet
Gets pulled and sticks to the magnet
Wooden pencil near magnet
→ Nothing happens because it is not magnetic
Pushes apart because same poles repel
Force & Motion
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Two magnets that pull toward each other are said to attract.
2) Two magnets that push away from each other are said to repel.
3) A magnet can stick to a paperclip because paperclips are made of iron.
4) A magnet will not stick to a wooden block because wood is not magnetic.
5) The ends of a magnet where its pull is strongest are called the poles.
6) Rubber bands and plastic straws are not attracted by magnets.
7) If you turn one magnet around, two ends that once attracted may now repel.
8) A magnet can pull an iron nail even through a thin piece of paper.
9) Magnets have two poles: one is called north and the other is called south.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Two north poles facing
→ Pushes apart because same poles repel
Pulls together because opposites attract
North and south poles facing
→ Pulls together because opposites attract
Nothing happens because it is not magnetic
Iron paperclip near magnet
→ Gets pulled and sticks to the magnet
Gets pulled and sticks to the magnet
Wooden pencil near magnet
→ Nothing happens because it is not magnetic
Pushes apart because same poles repel
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