Magnetic?

Which materials are magnetic?

PLAN

Collect lots of things to investigate.

How will you decide what each is made of?

What will you do to test magnetic attraction?

What data will you collect?

I WILL NEED

Magnet.

Lots of different materials to test.

Pencil & paper.

I MAY NEED

FAIR TEST

How will you ensure that your testing process is "fair"?

PREDICTION

If you are working with friends, you could each make a prediction for each material you test.

PRACTICAL ACTIVITY

What did you observe?

Were there any strange results that you did not expect?

What did you do to check these results?

Can you explain this?

COLLECT

DATA

Record your findings clearly and neatly.

ANALYSE

DATA

Are there different degrees of magnetic attraction?

PRESENT

FINDINGS

What is the best way to show what you did?

What is the best way to show your findings?

Could you include pictures of the different materials you tested?  This would make your presentation more interesting.

EVALUATE

INVESTIGATION

If you were going to do this investigation again, what would you do to improve it?

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