Key stage 2

In this lesson, we will look at contact and non-contact forces and look at an example for each type of force.

What are non-contact forces?

In this lesson, we will learn what magnets are and test putting magnets together in different ways to see whether the ends are attracted or repelled.

In this lesson, we will learn about the history of the compass and then use our knowledge to write instructions for a treasure map!

In this lesson, we will learn the two ways you can see a magnetic field.

In this lesson, we will look at how we can tell if a material is magnetic or not and also learn how to make our own magnets!

In this lesson, we will learn how to make an electromagnet and write up an investigation to make our own electromagnet.