This editable lesson focuses on the core Design and Technology (D&T) skill of researching through exploration. In this lesson, the children will explore how magnets work and how magnetic forces can be used to make models move mysteriously. They will investigate magnetic attraction and repulsion and identifying everyday uses of magnets in toys and tools. They will apply this learning to creating a simple game using magnets.
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National Curriculum objectivesDesign & Technology: Year 3Pupils should be taught to:DT:

investigate and analyse a range of existing products
understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world

Science:

understand the use of forces and magnets in functional designs 
notice that some forces need contact between 2 objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance
observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others
describe magnets as having 2 poles...