Grade 3 · Physical Science · FireFlash pack
See how magnets and static electricity act without touch.
Magnets & Invisible Forces shows forces that work without touching. Students watch a magnet pull steel across a gap, see poles attract and push apart, and test how distance and a sheet of paper change the pull.
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What students investigate
Students learn that a magnet attracts some materials, such as steel and iron, but not others, such as aluminum. Opposite poles attract, matching poles repel, a magnet can pull through thin paper, and its pull changes with distance.
A rubbed balloon attracting nearby hair introduces static electricity as another force that acts without touch. The pack ends with a design problem: using a magnet to keep a door shut, and judging the design with test evidence.
Who it is for
This pack is written for Grade 3 physical science and follows Forces in Motion. It works well before students explore real magnets, so they arrive with the words attract, repel and pole.
The fair-test and design cards also prepare students for engineering lessons that ask them to judge a solution with evidence.
What students learn
10 learning ideas, one at a time. Each one is a silent animated Learn card, then Review and Mastery questions.
- A magnet can pull steel without touching it.
- Magnets attract some materials, not all.
- Opposite magnet poles attract each other.
- Matching magnet poles push apart.
- A magnet can attract steel through thin paper.
- Distance can change a magnet’s pull.
- A fair test changes one thing.
- A rubbed balloon can attract nearby hair.
- A magnet can help keep a door shut.
- Test evidence helps us judge a design.
Science words in this pack
Each word is taught on its Learn card, then used again in Review and Mastery.
- magnet
- force
- attract
- steel
- material
- iron
- aluminum
- pole
- north
- south
- repel
- thin
- barrier
- distance
- fair test
- compare
- rub
- static electricity
- electric
- latch
- design problem
- criteria
- evidence
Inside the pack
How it works in class
- Learn. 10 silent whiteboard animations, one idea per card. No audio, so it works on a classroom screen or a quiet device.
- Review. 30 practice questions with feedback. Ideas a student misses come back.
- Mastery. 30 questions to show what each student knows on their own.
- Certificate. A student who finishes can print a certificate or save it as a PDF. It shows first-try Review and Mastery results and the ideas that needed a retry.
Standards connections
These cards support parts of the following NGSS performance expectations. They do not replace hands-on investigations.
- 3-PS2-3 — core ideas
- 3-PS2-4 — core ideas
Questions teachers ask
Does it cover static electricity?
Yes. One Learn card shows a rubbed balloon attracting nearby hair, with its own Review and Mastery questions.
Is there an engineering design part?
Yes. Students look at a magnetic door latch and use test evidence to judge the design.
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