Find Out How to Measure the Strength of a Magnet

In this worksheet, students will look at how to determine the strength of different magnets using a fair test to count the number of magnetic objects each magnet can pick up.

Key stage: KS 2

Year: Year 3 Science worksheets

Curriculum topic: Forces and Magnets

Curriculum subtopic: Magnets Attract or Repel

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Worksheet Overview

Magnets are brilliant, aren't they?

The fact that they attract and repel each other and also attract certain objects makes them fascinating, as there's an invisible force field around them that makes things move.

Not only that, but they also act through different materials.

magnet

As you go through this activity, you'll have the opportunity to look at magnets in action in different situations.

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