Materials
Magnets
Variety of metal materials
Workspace
Directions
Set out a variety of magnets and metal objects. Invite your child to explore with the magnets. Do all the metals stick to the magnets? What is non-metal objects are added? Do wood or plastic objects stick to the magnets? It’s fun to make a paperclip chain by sticking the first paper clip to the magnet and addind on to make a long chain. How many paperclips can be added?