Magnets Push and Pull Kindergarten STEM Activity - Magnetism Force and Motion

Teach about magnets and force and motion with this kindergarten science lesson!

Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom!

In this magnetic science investigation, students test different objects to see if they are magnetic. They use a magnet to see if things like paper clips, coins, and plastic toys stick to it.

As an additional challenge, students use a magnetic wand to move a token (or paper clip) through a maze and see how the magnet pulls the token and helps it find its way.

This STEM challenge aligns with NGSS engineering and TEKS for kindergarten but can be used in 1st grade.

Material List:

• Magnet
• materials to test (aluminum foil, eraser, paper clip, pencil, rubber band, craft stick, Lego, binder clip, crayon, nail, penny)
• paper plate
• glue stick
• crayons/markers/color sticks
• paper clip

Includes:

• Teacher Instructions
• Student STEM Journal
• Student Instructions
• STEM Activity
• Vocabulary Words (Magnetic, Non-Magnetic)
• Student Reflection Sheet
• Rubric

Aligns TEKS

SCI.K.7

Describe and predict how a magnet interacts with various materials and how magnets can be used to push or pull.

Ask questions to determine the cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.