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Engage students in hands-on learning as they test different materials to discover if they are magnetic or non-magnetic. Encourage predictions and group materials based on whether they attract a magnet or not.
test different materials to see if they are magnetic or non-magnetic;
make predictions before testing the materials;
sort and group materials based on whether they attract a magnet or not.
National Curriculum Objectives
Year 3 Science: Forces and magnets
observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others
compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials
