Science

Forces and Magnets

In our Science lessons, we will:

• Compare how things move on different surfaces;
• Notice that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance;
• Observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others;
• Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials;
• Describe magnets as having two poles;
• Predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing.