Magnetism Lesson: Magnetic Fields & Compasses, Grades 3-5 Science

A compass needle always swings to point the same way, and nobody pushes it. What is pulling on it? This lesson shows that the needle is a tiny magnet and that Earth acts like a giant one, and it gives students a way to picture what they cannot see: the magnetic field.

What's inside

• 18 slides, with speaker notes on all 18
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Answer key, 1 page

Answer key included

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