Magnetism: A Non-Contact Force

Magnetism: A Non-Contact Force
Publication Date: July, 2017
Type of Resource: Teacher background info

This online resource introduces magnetism as a non-contact force.

The resource provides strategies for teaching younger students and discusses everyday experiences of students and how they compare to scientific knowledge, and provides activities to complete with your class.

Magnets pull or push on objects without touching them. The underpinning science concepts include:

  • Magnets are only attracted to a few ‘magnetic’ metals and not all matter,
  • Magnets are attracted to and repel other magnets.

New Australian Curriculum 9 Codes: AC9S4U03 (Year 4)

Australian Curriculum:
  • Year 4 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a... > ACSSU076