Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Explore the properties of magnets and ask questions.
• Set up a fair test that will answer a question.
• Interpret results and draw conclusions.

Activities

1. Explore magnetism and generate scientific questions that can be investigated.
2. Plan and carry out a fair test.
3. Tabulate results and use them to draw conclusions and raise further questions.

Investigation - fair testing, problem solving
P&L want to design some new games and toys that use magnetism so you will need to begin some research. Ask questions about magnets and carry out some investigations to answer them.
Year 3 - Use a task sheet to help structure the investigation.
Year 4 - Encourage more choice and independence in method and recording findings.

Vocabulary
Force, magnet, magnetic, attract, attraction, question, strength, fair test, investigation