Magnet Activity
This magnet activity has kindergarten to 3rd grade students sort picture cards into things a magnet will pull and things it will not, with a sorting mat, practice page and answer key.
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How to Teach Magnets
This magnet activity helps children learn which things a magnet will pull. A magnet pulls objects made of iron or steel, like a paper clip or a nail, but it does not pull paper, plastic, wood, cloth or rubber. Children sort colorful picture cards onto a two-sided mat and explain their thinking. The activity works for kindergarten through 3rd grade, and an answer key is included.
How to Use the Activity
Print the picture cards on one side of the paper, cut them apart and give each pair or small group a Sorting Mat. Children take a card, say what it shows and ask, “Is it made of iron or steel?” Things a magnet pulls go on the red Magnetic side, and everything else goes on the blue Not Magnetic side. If your class has a magnet, children can test real objects to check the sort. A 1st grade practice page asks children to circle the things a magnet will pull. This magnetic sorting activity fits a science center, a small group or a whole-class lesson on forces.
What’s Included
- A colorful cover page
- A How to Use page with steps and prep
- 12 picture cards: 6 magnetic and 6 not magnetic objects
- A two-sided Sorting Mat
- A 1st grade practice worksheet: circle the things a magnet will pull
- A card sort answer key and a practice answer key
Why This Activity Helps Kids
- Sorting real-world objects builds an early understanding of magnetic force.
- Asking what an object is made of teaches children to think like scientists.
- Hands-on cards and a mat keep young learners talking and testing ideas.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
After the sort, use the magnet activity as a springboard for a quick test with a real magnet and a tray of classroom objects. Children can predict first, test second and then move any card that landed on the wrong side.
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