Magnets Lesson: Poles, Attract & Repel, Grades 3-5 Science

A paper clip hangs in the air with nothing touching it. Is something holding it up? This lesson starts with that puzzle and gives students the answer: a magnet can pull on steel across a gap, and the two ends of a magnet, its poles, decide whether magnets pull together or push apart.

What's inside

• 17 slides, with speaker notes on all 17
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Answer key, 1 page

Answer key included

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