The film demonstrates a few basic facts about bar magnets and their behaviour. Their father explains to Bob and Betty the difference between temporary and permanent magnets. The two children then learn that: like poles repel and unlike poles attract each other; that a suspended bar magnet acts like a compass needle; and that the magnetic force of a magnet will go through paper and glass.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006597
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching (Primary)
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Force and energy
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Magnetic fields
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Magnetism
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Magnets - Juvenile films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching (Primary)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)