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. Explore how magnets behave towards one another and form theories to try to explain findings.
2. Learn that magnets have 2 poles and that same poles repel whilst opposite poles attract.
3. Consider and explain their exploratory findings in terms of this scientific knowledge.

Investigation - exploring, problem solving
P&L need you to find out why sometimes magnets pull together and sometimes they push apart. Investigate the polarisation of magnets, making predictions and testing ideas.
Year 3 - Assign 3 challenges.
Year 4 - Assign 3 different challenges including the compass (Earth magnet). Report findings and explain to year 3s on this one.

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