How Do Magnets Work?
6/21/20269 min
Magnets can pull and push without even touching! BUT HOW?! In this episode, kids explore the invisible forces of magnetic fields, learn what materials magnets stick to, and discover that even Earth is a magnet!
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First 90 secondsJosh· Host0:00
[upbeat music] It's Curious Kids Weekend Picks, where a kid from the Curious Kids club gets to pick the episode. So, what episode are we going to hear today? Hi, my name is Caden, and my favorite episode is How do magnets work? Hi, Josh. My name is Ryan. I love the magnet episode. Thank you. [upbeat music] Welcome to Curious Kids Every Day. I'm Josh. How are you doing today? It's so good to hear from you. Hey, do you have any of your drawings on your refrigerator? [upbeat music] What is keeping your drawing in place up there? Do you know what it's called? Yep, it's probably a magnet, right? Have you ever played with magnets before? Do you have any toys that use magnets inside of them? What happens when you bring two magnets together? Well, a couple of things can happen. Sometimes they snap together, right? Click. [magnet snapping] But sometimes they do something else, don't they? Do you know what it is? [磁力音] Right. They try to stay apart. No matter how much you try to push them together, as soon as you let go, they foop, [磁力音]