Year 3/4 Science - How does a magnet work?

Tick two simple forces.

• Run

• Push

• Kick

• Pull

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Yousif travels fast when ice skating because there is ​ (a)   friction.

• less
• more

Where are the poles on a magnet? Mark them on the picture.

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Label the North and South poles of the magnet on the picture.

a

b

North

South

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Match the following magnet to their names.

• Bar

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• Horseshoe

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• Ring

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• Button

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Mercy is trying to find the strongest magnet. She attaches paperclips one and a time to a magnet until no more paperclips stick to it.

How will she know which magnet is the strongest?

• There will be the least amount of paperclips attached

• When they all fall off

• It will have the most paperclips attached

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Organise these materials into magnetic and non-magnetic.

Groups:

(a) Magnetic Materials

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(b) Non magnetic Materials

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These magnets will ​ (a)   each other.

• attract
• repel

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These magnets will​ (a)   each other.

• repel
• attract

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Match the following enquiry types to their names.

• Research

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• Comparative/fair testing

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• Observation over time

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• Pattern Seeking

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• Classifying

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