Can magnets make things move?
Working in small teams, students predict, investigate and record which objects can be made to move using a magnet under a wooden board. Students investigate the effect of placing magnets end to end. They predict and then observe what happens when they change the poles of the two magnets placed end to end by turning the magnet(s) around. They record their results in a table and compare their findings with other teams. As a class, students make general statements about the poles of magnets placed end to end and repulsion and attraction. Making a compass Working in small teams, students suspend a bar magnet or a magnetised needle from a string or piece of thread and note the direction in which it is pointing as it comes to rest. Alternatively, students can float a magnet on a piece of cork on water and allow it to stop turning and come to rest. They compare the direction in which the magnet is orientated with the direction shown by a compass. Students read stories about the origin of the
