In today's Science lesson, Year 3 learned that all magnets have a north pole and a south pole, and that magnetism is a special non-contact force capable of moving objects without even touching them. They explored the concept of a magnetic field surrounding magnets and discovered how different poles either attract or repel. To connect this to the real world, they watched a career film featuring Christian Richardson, a Signalling Designer for Network Rail, and an expert film where Joe Howard from Ben Burgess demonstrated magnets he uses in his job. For their mission assignment, the children used a handout to predict whether magnets would attract or repel each other in various setups, then they carefully tested their predictions and recorded their observations. 
