Forces and Magnets
This project teaches children about contact and non-contact forces, including friction and magnetism. They investigate magnets and magnetic materials, exploring how they behave in relation to their poles.
Developed for primary schools
Forces and magnets (Y3)
Dive into the exciting world of forces and magnets with our comprehensive Year 3 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!
These lessons and resources are available either as part of a topic-related whole project within the broader Cornerstones History Curriculum through our Maestro platform, or as individual stand-alone lessons on our Quick Teach platform.
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Mighty Metals
Use our pre-planned Year 3 science project, Mighty Metals, to teach children about forces, magnets and the incredible properties of metals. This project develops children’s knowledge of metal names, where they are found, their main properties and how metals can be used in everyday life.
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If you’re looking for inspiring lessons and resources across the whole science curriculum, then the Cornerstones Science Curriculum offers everything you need for single or multi-year groups, with a collection of projects designed by subject experts to support teachers and subject leaders at every level of subject knowledge.
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Individual lessons
- 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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