In our Science 5 6 class, we’re currently looking at the Properties of Matter. It would be WAY more fun in person, doing experiments and investigations and such. But even over Zoom, we can have a little fun. We’ve been learning about how all substances have various properties, such as how dense they are, or their melting point. Another way to sort elements and substances is by their ability to be or hold a magnetic charge. Some substances/elements are magnetic by nature; those get sorted into one group. Other substances can become magnetized with a little help from a magnet or electricity.

And for fun, you can see how many items you can get to continue that magnetic attraction! Here are some examples students came up with using home objects: