In Year 3/4, we have started out new topic, Forces, this week.
It began with a lively experiment using magnets to test how many paperclips could be ‘stuck’ together using a magnet.
The children were amazed to see how the paperclips were magnetised through each other, displaying the wonderful forces in action.
One …
Four …
Three …
Six, but it quickly broke …
Three …
We tested different magnets of different strengths.
There are many magnet investigations that you can try at home:
- Test a magnet strength through a pull
- Magnet fishing game
- How are magnets used at home? Go around the house and find some: fridge door, hand bags, shower doors…
- Magnetism through materials