Year 8 · Science
Magnetism
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Focus on how magnets and electromagnets work. Open support for “Compare Magnetism to Gravity”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 8 learners practise how magnets and electromagnets work.
The activities include Compare Magnetism to Gravity, Compare Permanent Magnets and Electromagnets, Describe the Effects of Magnetic Fields, and related practice. The checked support below includes practice, teaching-practice, teaching, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Compare Magnetism to Gravity — support from BBC Bitesize
- Compare Permanent Magnets and Electromagnets — support from Oak National Academy
- Describe the Effects of Magnetic Fields — support from Oak National Academy
- Explain How Bar Magnets work — support from Oak National Academy
- Explain How Electromagnets Work — support from Oak National Academy
- Explain how Materials become Magnetised and Demagnetised — support from YouTube — TeagueTube
- Explain How to Make Magnets Using Electricity — support from Oak National Academy
- Investigate Electromagnetism Experiments — support from Oak National Academy
- Investigate Magnetic Fields — support from Oak National Academy
- Learn About the Motor Effect — support from BBC Bitesize
- Revise Magnetism — support from Oak National Academy
- Study the Magnetic Field of the Earth — support from BBC Bitesize
- Understand the Factors that Affect the Strength of an Electromagnet — support from Oak National Academy
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Magnetism guide for KS3 physics students
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Oak: Electromagnets
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Oak: The Magnetic Field Of A Bar Magnet
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Oak: Magnetic Poles
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Demagnetisation by Hitting and Heating
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Oak: Current Through An Electromagnet
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Electromagnetism guide for KS3 physics students
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Learn it properly
lessons and teaching pages
Contact and Non-Contact Forces Independent Learning Worksheet
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Oak lesson slides: Electromagnets
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KS3 Electricity and Magnetism Revision Pack
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Oak lesson slides: The Magnetic Field Of A Bar Magnet
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Oak lesson slides: Magnetic Poles
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KS3 Electricity and Magnetism: Magnets Lesson Pack
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KS3 Electricity and Magnetism: Electromagnetism Lesson Pack
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KS3 Magnetism
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Electromagnetism and magnetism - KS3 Physics
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Oak lesson slides: Current Through An Electromagnet
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The Motor Effect Illustration
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The Earth's Magnetic Field
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Magnetic Fields Investigation
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Electromagnet Investigation Instruction Sheet Print-Out
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KS3 Magnetic Force and Magnetism Worksheet
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Oak worksheet: Electromagnets
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Oak worksheet: The Magnetic Field Of A Bar Magnet
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Oak worksheet: Magnetic Poles
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Oak worksheet: Current Through An Electromagnet
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Electromagnetism and the Motor Effect Reading Comprehension
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