Year 3 Forces & Magnets Activities | Hands-On Education

Bring Year 3 forces and magnets to life with six practical investigations that get children exploring pushes, pulls, friction and magnetic fields through hands-on science.
This topic pack is ideal for Year 3 science lessons and can also be used to extend into Year 4.

What’s included

• 6 guided investigation activities
• Pupil investigation sheets and recording templates
• Clear equipment lists using everyday resources
• Printable activity sheets for each investigation

Activities

• Investigating pushes and pulls
• Exploring how objects move on different surfaces
• Investigating magnetic poles
• Sorting magnetic and non-magnetic materials
• Making a compass
• Completing a magnet maze challenge
• Curriculum links (Year 3 science)
• Compare how things move on different surfaces
• Notice that some forces need contact and some act at a distance
• Observe how magnets attract or repel and attract some materials but not others
• Compare and group materials by whether they are attracted to a magnet
• Describe magnets as having two poles and predict whether they will attract or repel

Why Hands-On Education?
Practical, open‑ended and easy‑to‑use resources for busy teachers and home educators who want meaningful, hands-on learning without hours of planning.