Primary Lessons and Resources

Forces and Magnets

Dive into the exciting world of forces and magnets with our comprehensive primary lessons and resources! From exploring magnetic properties and the Earth’s magnetic field to understanding the role of friction and magnetism in everyday life. Children will discover contact forces, including friction, and learn how force meters are used to measure them. These engaging resources make learning about forces fun and easy for young minds!

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Expertly crafted lesson plans and ideas covering essential aspects of forces and magnets. Quick Teach provides everything you need for this popular primary science topic, including pushing and pulling forces, contact forces, friction, force meters, magnetism and magnetic attraction.

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Explore informative videos, investigations, diagrams, picture cards, knowledge organisers (available on Maestro), information sheets and much more to help you teach children about contact and non-contact forces, including friction and magnetism.

Our Forces and Magnets lessons & resources cover:

Pushing and pulling forces
Contact forces
Friction
Force meters
Bar charts
Non-contact forces
Magnetism
Magnetic attraction and repulsion
Magnetic fields
Magnetic properties
Magnetic Earth
Uses of friction and magnetism
Working scientifically – Identifying and classifying, Pattern seeking, Comparative tests, Research

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Investigations

Diagrams

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