Exploring Magnets | Class 6 Science Notes
By ConceptScroll Team · Published on 17 July 2026 · 4 min read
Exploring Magnets – this guide gives you a concise, exam-ready overview of Exploring Magnets from Class 6 Science, written by ConceptScroll editors and reviewed against the latest NCERT textbook.
Fun with Magnets
This section encourages students to explore the fascinating properties of magnets through various fun activities and experiments. It highlights how magnets can move objects without direct contact, such as making a magnetic garland where magnets attract and hold objects together in a chain. Another activity involves moving steel balls through a maze by moving a magnet beneath a cardboard tray, demonstrating magnetic force acting through materials. Students also learn to pick up steel paper clips from water using a magnet without wetting their fingers or the magnet, showcasing magnetism's practical utility. Additionally, two matchbox cars fitted with magnets demonstrate how like poles repel and cause the cars to move away from each other. The section also discusses the common markings on magnets, such as N and S for poles or color codes like red for North and blue for South. These engaging activities help solidify understanding of magnetic forces and their applications in everyday life while encouraging creativity and curiosity.
📊 Diagram: Figure 4.11 shows a magnetic garland made of magnets and metal objects. Figure 4.12 shows steel balls in a maze moved by a magnet underneath. Figure 4.13 shows a steel paperclip being picked from water using a magnet. Figure 4.14 shows two matchbox cars with magnets facing like poles towards each other, repelling.
🧪 Activity: No formal activity but encourages students to try these fun magnet experiments themselves.
🔗 Connection: Prepares for the final section on magnet care and summary by reinforcing practical understanding of magnets.
Frequently asked questions
1. Fill in the blanks (i) Unlike poles of two magnets — each other, whereas like poles — each other. (ii) The materials that are attracted towards a magnet are called — (iii) The needle of a magnetic compass rests along the — direction. (iv) A magnet always has — poles.
(i) Unlike poles of two magnets attract each other, whereas like poles repel each other. (ii) The materials that are attracted towards a magnet are called magnetic materials. (iii) The needle of a magnetic compass rests along the north-south direction. (iv) A magnet always has two poles.
2. State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (i) A magnet can be broken into pieces to obtain a single pole. [ ] (ii) Similar poles of a magnet repel each other. [ ] (iii) Iron filings mostly stick in the middle of a bar magnet when it is brought near them. [ ] (iv) A freely suspended bar magnet always aligns with the north-south direction. [ ]
(i) False. When a magnet is broken, each piece still has both North and South poles; single poles do not exist. (ii) True. Similar poles repel each other. (iii) False. Iron filings mostly stick near the poles of a bar magnet, not in the middle. (iv) True. A freely suspended bar magnet aligns along the north-south direction.
3. Column I shows different positions in which one pole of a magnet is placed near that of the other. Column II indicates the resulting interaction between them for different situations. Fill in the blanks. | Column I | Column II | | --- | --- | | N – N | --- | | N – --- | Attraction | | S – N | --- | | --- – S | Repulsion |
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| N – N | Repulsion |
| N – S | Attraction |
| S – N | Attraction |
| S – S | Repulsion |
4. Atharv performed an experiment in which he took a bar magnet and rolled it over a heap of steel U-clips (Fig. 4.15). According to you, which of the options given in Table 4.3 is likely to be his observation? Table 4.3: Number of pins attracted by the magnet at its various positions | | Position A | Position B | Position C | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (i) | 10 | 2 | 10 | | (ii) | 10 | 10 | 2 | | (iii) | 2 | 10 | 10 | | (iv) | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Option (i) is likely correct: 10 pins at Position A, 2 pins at Position B, and 10 pins at Position C.
Explanation: The ends of the bar magnet (Positions A and C) are poles and attract more steel U-clips, while the middle (Position B) is weaker magnetically and attracts fewer clips.
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