Level 1: Magnets and batteries

Electricity and magnetism · level 1 of 8 · rough age 5-6 (a guide for parents; anyone can start anywhere)

Magnets pull on some things and not others, and two magnets can pull together or push apart. A battery can light a bulb, but only if the wires go all the way round. This first level plays with both. At the end you find out why a compass would not help you on Mars, and why the dust there sticks to magnets.

Lesson	You will be able to
What magnets pick up	Sort things into ones a magnet pulls and ones it does not
Two ends of a magnet	Show that magnets can pull together or push apart
A compass	Use a compass to find north
Batteries	Say what a battery does and find its two ends
A battery and a bulb	Light a bulb with a battery and two wires
Magnets and batteries on Mars	Say how magnets and batteries are different on Mars

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