As you will know, our current topic in science is forces and magnetism. This means that we are learning as physicists. Ask your child to see if they can remember!
In this week’s science lesson, we conducted our own comparative test to answer the question:
Which magnet is the strongest?
As a class, we decided the best way to test this and we came up with two ideas.
- See how many paper clips each magnet can hold.
- See how many pieces of paper each magnet can attract a paper clip through.
Working in teams, we decided which method we wanted to use and got to work.
Here are some of our physicists in action!
To further your child’s learning, see if they can fill in the missing words below.
- A north pole and a south pole of two magnets will ________.
- Two poles that are the same will _______.
- The area around a magnet that attracts and repels magnetic objects is called its ________ _______.
Answers:
- A north pole and a south pole of two magnets will attract.
- Two poles that are the same will repel.
- The area around a magnet that attracts and repels magnetic objects is called its magnetic field.