ScienceForces & MotionAges 7–8
Magnetic Materials
Observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others
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Can your child test a magnet on different objects around the house and predict which ones will stick?
Observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others
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Check understanding
- Demonstrate that magnets attract some materials (iron, steel, nickel) but not others (wood, plastic, copper)
- Show that two magnets can either attract (pull together) or repel (push apart)
- Test at least six objects and correctly predict which are magnetic
“Can your child test a magnet on different objects around the house and predict which ones will stick?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Forces & Motion
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
Standards
uk-nc-2013:Y3.Sci.FM.3uk-nc-2013:Y3.Sci.FM.4