Forces and magnets
Year 3
Unit Overview
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
We will be undertaking lots of different explorations and investigations finding out about magnets and friction.
️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Children will be writing up their investigations in their booklets.
🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Exploring friction on the climbing frame and in the playground.
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
What is a force?
What is friction
How do you plan an investigation? - friction experiment
How do you undertake an Investigation? - friction experiment
What is a magnet?
Which materials are magnetic or non-magnetic?
How do metals differ?
North and South Poles - attract and repel
Scientific Enquiry: Investigations
🏁 BIG FINISH
In groups children will create simple posters to display the their learning from the topic.
📖 FOCUS TEXT(S)
The children will have access to non-fiction texts related to the topic.