This title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Notice that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance; Observe how magnets attract or repel; Compare and group everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet; Describe magnets as having two poles and predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing; Explain that objects fall towards Earth because of gravity; Identify the effects of resistance and friction; Recognise that levers, pulleys and gears allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.
| ISBN: | 9781788560443 |
| Publication date: | 25th August 2019 |
| Author: | Ruth Owen, Victoria Dobney |
| Publisher: | Ruby Tuesday Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Series: | Let's Investigate |
| Genres: |
Educational: Physics Educational: Sciences, general science |