Latest articles
Year 1 Maths games morning invitationM Jordaan09 Jun 2025Pri: 14/06/2025 Magnificent Seven in 1HW01 Jun 2025 Bottles needed for computing06 May 2025 Year 1 DTMiss Jordaan29 Apr 2025 Year 1 Class AssemblyMiss Jordaan28 Apr 2025 1HW Forest School02 Apr 2025 New Book changing and Show and tell days07 Mar 2025 Updated- Home Learning Phonics26 Feb 2025 What happens in 1HW11 Feb 2025 Year 1 Phonics Check Parents Meeting 05.02.2025M Jordaan06 Feb 2025 Year 1 and 2 Maths Calculation Methods30 Jan 2025 Phonics Check meeting for Year 1 Parents/CarersMiss Jordaan28 Jan 2025 School trip27 Jan 2025 Welcome back 1HW!06 Jan 2025 Some of the things we've been up to in 1HW15 Dec 2024 Festive Songs13 Dec 2024 Year One Class Party13 Dec 2024 Marvellous Maths Week in 1HW04 Dec 2024 Life in 1HW01 Oct 2024 Year 1 Space Explorers Wow DayMiss Jordaan01 Oct 2024 Year 1 Parents Welcome Meeting13 Sep 2024 Reading Book days and Show and Tell days12 Sep 2024 Year 1 Parents Welcome MeetingMiss Jordaan09 Sep 2024 Our first week in Year One06 Sep 2024 Welcome to Year One04 Sep 2024
Archive
Articles 2023-24 Articles 2022-23 Articles 2021-22 Articles 2020-21 Articles 2019-20 Articles 2018-19 Articles 2019-20 Articles 2018-19 Articles 2019-20 Articles 2018-19 Articles 2017-18 Articles 2016-17 Articles 2015-16 Articles 2014-15
( LOGIN to comment on this article. )

Science investigation.

07 Feb 2012

Magnets.

Today we investigated magnets. We guessed which materials would be attracted to the magnet and which wouldn't and then we tested them. After this we sorted materials into 'magnetic' and 'non magnetic'. We found that all of the magnetic objects were made from metal but not all metals were magnetic. We also discussed why magnets repel each other. New words we learnt today are 'magnetic', 'attraction', 'repel', 'force' and 'poles'. Here we are carrying out our investigations and exploring magnets:


We used our 'Magnet Man' to identify 'magnetic' and 'not magnetic' objects. We fed him the objects and if he liked them enough to eat them (attracted them) we knew they were magnetic!
 

 
We found that these things were magnetic because they were attracted to the magnet. When we let go they stuck to the magnet.



We found that these things were not magnetic. They did not stick to the magnet and they fell when we let go.




We designed a track on card and guided our paper clip around using the magnet underneath. The paper clip stayed on the paper as it was attracted to the magnet. We enjoyed this game!



We played a racing game. One person stood on each side of the table. When the whistle blew each child had to attract magnetic objects to their side of the table using their magnet and just one hand. There were some non-magnetic objects in there as well to make it more difficult. The person with the most magnetic objects on their side of the table at the end was the winner.
         

We played a fishing game fishing for magnetic objects.


Here we are having sorted all our materials into 'magnetic' and 'non magnetic'. Tell the name of a material and we'll be able to tell you if it's magnetic or not.


Exploring the magnets.
COMMENTS
( LOGIN to comment on this article. )
No comments.

 

Please wait

Handsworth Avenue
Highams Park
London
E4 9PJ

Please read more about our SEND provision here.
Copyright © 2025   Handsworth Primary School
Website Design & Development for Schools By VisioSoft   |   T&C
User Guide   94  


Selct an hour and a minute and then click on Set Time

Selected Time:  _:_

Hours
Minutes
 
Set Time
CLOSE

CLOSE