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Year 3 Forces & Magnets Activities

Name: Year 3 Forces & Magnets Activities
Brand: Hands-On Education
SKU: Y3 Forces And Magnets
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Explore the invisible forces around us with Year 3. This Science topic pack investigates pushes, pulls, friction, and magnetism through six hands-on activities — including making a working compass.

Included Resources +

This pack includes six activity sheets with accompanying lesson plans investigating pushes, pulls, friction, and magnetism — including making a working compass.

Key Details +

• Year Group: Year 3 (ages 7–8)
• Key Stage: KS2
• Subject: Science
• Resource Type: Activity Sheets + Lesson Plans
• Format: Instant PDF Download
• Number of Activities: 6

Curriculum Alignment +

Aligned to Year 3 Science — Forces and Magnets. Covers comparing how things move on different surfaces, noticing that some forces need contact between two objects, observing how magnets attract or repel each other, and describing magnets as having two poles.

Teaching Tips +

Making a working compass is the standout activity — prepare materials in advance and run it as a paired investigation. Friction activities work well outdoors on different surfaces. Links naturally to Geography work on maps and direction.

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