Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Explore how magnets behave towards each other and form theories to explain it.
• Understand that magnets have 2 poles and that opposite poles attract and like poles repel.

Activities

1. Play a game to revise and reinforce prior learning on magnetic forces.
2. Explore how magnets behave towards one another in a wide variety of different situations.
3. Form theories and seek to explain findings.
4. Learn that magnets have 2 poles and that same poles repel whilst opposite poles attract.
5. Consider and explain their exploratory findings in terms of this scientific knowledge.

Investigation - exploring/predicting
Investigate the polarisation of magnets, making predictions and testing ideas.

Vocabulary
Magnetic, non-magnetic, attract, repel, attraction, repulsion, poles, north, south