Forces and Magnets
This science scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise conducting a range of fair tests to identify and compare different materials based on magnetism and friction that can occur between surfaces. The class can make games to model how different materials are magnetic.
Practise conducting a range of fair tests to identify and compare different materials based on magnetism and friction that can occur between surfaces
Lesson One : Sorting Materials
Identify, describe and record the effects of magnetism on a range of different materials to use when defining their individual properties
Lesson Two : Using Magnets
Devise and perform a scientific test to observe, record and prove how a magnetic force can attract a range of different materials
Lesson Three : Strongest Magnet
Investigate, explain and record the strength of different shaped magnets on a range of different materials to define their individual properties
Lesson Four : Magnetic Poles
Explore and record how north and south magnetic poles can produce both attraction and repelling forces when acting against each other
Lesson Five : Magnetic Force
Identify and record how magnetism can work through a range of objects made from different materials that are at a distance from the magnet
Lesson Six : Magnetic Games
Design and build a game involving magnets to explain and illustrate scientific concepts related to magnetic force and how magnets work on different materials
Lesson Seven : Push and Pull
Investigate and record some of the special ways of moving a selection of objects made from different materials using a range of forces
Lesson Eight : Friction
Conduct a test to investigate, observe and record how friction can affect the movements of objects made from a range of different materials.
Forces and Magnets Assessment
Assess abilities in conducting fair tests to identify and compare different materials based on magnetism and friction
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