Magnets Activity
Magnet strength investigation where students test horseshoe, wand, marble, bar and ring magnets by counting how many paper clips each one holds in a chain.
- Grades
- Grades 2–4, Elementary
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Science, Physics
- Topic
- magnets, magnetic
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
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This is a Magnets Activity for your science students to engage in.
Students will learn more about magnets and then determine which magnet is the strongest amongst 5 types of magnets.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Compare the strength of five types of magnets
- Explain how to make a test fair
- Draw a conclusion from recorded results
Teaching tips
- The sheet names five specific magnets (horseshoe, wand, marble, bar and ring), so gather one of each along with a supply of paper clips before the lesson.
Skills covered
- Recording data — entering paper clip counts for each magnet in a table
- Planning a fair test — deciding what must stay the same between trials
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Magnetism
- Magnet strength
- Fair test
- Prediction
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