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Magnetic Materials

CONCEPTUAL
Science›Forces & Motion|Ages 7—8|ID: mt_9NvuqZKNiV

Observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others

Mastery Evidence

  • 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

Assessment Prompt

“Can [child] test a magnet on different objects around the house and predict which ones will stick?”

Curriculum Standards2 alignments

Y3.Sci.FM.3The national curriculum in England
Magnetic attraction and repulsion

observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others

Science · Key Stage 2
Y3.Sci.FM.4The national curriculum in England
Grouping magnetic materials

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

Science · Key Stage 2

Prerequisites1

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  • Contact & Non-Contact Forces hard

    Must know about non-contact forces before investigating magnetic attraction/repulsion

    • Forces Vocabulary hard

      Distinguishing contact from non-contact forces requires these exact terms

    • Drawing Force Diagrams soft

      Distinguishing contact and non-contact forces is clarified by drawing force diagrams showing where arrows originate

    • Friction & Surfaces hard

      Must experience contact forces like friction before distinguishing contact vs non-contact forces

      • Pushes & Pulls hard

        Must understand forces change motion before comparing movement on different surfaces

        • Drawing Force Diagrams soft

          Understanding pushes and pulls as forces is supported by the arrow representation of magnitude and direction

      • Forces Vocabulary hard

        Comparing how things move on different surfaces requires friction vocabulary

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