![Old electromagnet](/sites/default/files/2020-12/old_electromagnet.jpg)
How can I build an electromagnet that moves paperclips?
Hands-on Activities
Design and build an electromagnet which can carry paperclips over a distance of one metre.
![Hut on a tiny island](/sites/default/files/2020-12/hut-on-desert-island.jpg)
How can we build a structure that protects toy people from wind?
Hands-on Activities
How could you design and build a structure that protects toy people from the wind?
![What do magnets do?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/what-do-magnets-do.jpg)
What do magnets do?
Hands-on Activities
Have fun discovering what magnets can pick up in this hands on activity.
![Tug-of-War game](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-10/Tug-of-war_game.jpg?itok=DOLAU3v8)
Push and Pull
Lessons
Students develop and apply Observing, Comparing & Contrasting and Sorting & Classifying skills as they explore the forces of push and pull acting on everyday objects.
![Tennis Balls Tennis Balls](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/PM_Tennis_Balls.jpg?itok=rGSq-yLm)
Bouncing Objects
Picture Collections
10 images of some spherical objects such as golf balls and tennis balls that are made of different materials and used for specific purposes
![Assortment of souvenir magnets on the fridge](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/souvenir-magnets-on-the-fridge.jpg?itok=pMIVtKoG)
Magnificent Magnets
Lessons
Students develop and apply the skills of sorting & classifying, comparing & contrasting and predicting as they explore magnetism as a non-contact force that causes movement.
![Water slides](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-01/Water_slide.jpg?itok=y1yPxO54)
How Surfaces Affect Motion
Lessons
Will it slide or stick? Students conduct a fair test to investigate how different solid surfaces affect the movement of an object on a ramp.
![How can I make my own weighing scale?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-can-i-make-my-own-weighing-scale.jpg)
How can I make my own weighing scale?
Hands-on Activities
Make a scale from simple materials and test it to measure weight.
![Marble run prototype](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/Marble_run_prototype.jpg?itok=EwWmTwaO)
Design & Build a Marble Run
Lessons
Students will work collaboratively to design and build a marble run that meets specific criteria.
![Wooden toy train](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-11/Wooden_toy_train.jpg?itok=5Jn1_Kkv)
Design & Build a Toy that Moves
Lessons
Students will work collaboratively to design and build a toy that is moved using forces applied by magnets.