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Magnetism and Springs
Demonstration Activities
All About Forces explanation of how gravity friction compression stretching and magnetism are all forces
Electro-magnet explanation of how to make one
Forces and Motion set of slides 'Magnetic Forces' considers how aspects of force are used in world
Magnetic Poles 2 short video clips explaining attraction repulsion lines of magnetic force
Explanation of how magnets have poles forces that attract and repel materials are magnetic or not
Springs animated drawings showing examples of springs and the forces involved
Practice
Activities
Magnets and Springs propel a magnet along a pole lower and attract an item on the table or not
Magnets in the kitchen an activity of identifying where magnets can be found in the kitchen
Push and Pull Activity 3 gives 5 examples say whether it is a push or a pull force including magnetism
Sorting Magnetic Objects may give learners an idea of sorting different items
Stuck on Junk move the electro-magnet on a crane over items in the scrap yard which will be attracted
Extension Activities
Acceleration experiments with the results to understand how mass force and acceleration are related
Electromagnets re-arrange coils and batteries to pick up specific numbers of paperclips
Magnets and Springs pick up the key by pulling back on the spring to the yellow green or red light
Testing Activities
Magnetic Forces Questions a series of questions which test learner's understanding of the science
Magnetism Quiz a 10 question quiz marked online
Magnets Crossword a means of testing understanding on this topic