We're going to use a paperclip, three differentmagnets and a ruler to measure the distance each time. The greaterthe distance that the magnets attract the paperclip, the stronger themagnet.

The paper clips, jar lid, and nail are probably magnetic ... But some metals are magnetic and some are not. The metals that are magnetic (attracted to magnets) are also the metals that can be made ...

Metal paper clips contain iron, a metal that magnets attract. Magnets can work through many materials, including paper. The wonder wand magnet attracts the paper clips through the paper, allowing the ...

and watch it pick up paper clips or other ferrous materials. It is also grade school science to show that neither an electromagnet nor a permanent magnet will pick up nonferrous items like copper ...