Primary 1 – Science: Do You Think that All Metals are Magnetic Materials?
At this time, P1 students acquired the lesson about magnetic and non-magnetic objects. They were asked to bring any objects that they might have at home for the experiment. They did an experiment to find out which things can or cannot be attracted by magnet using u-shaped, bar, button and ring magnets on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 in a small groups. Look! They were very curious. They used those kinds of magnets for their experiment.
Furthermore, they acquired the basic concept that obviously not all metals belong to magnetic materials. Metals like steel and iron are attracted by magnets. On the other hands, some metals such as gold and silver are no attracted by magnets. Nowadays, objects can be made of different materials just like a spoon that can be made of steel or even aluminum. By conducting the experiment, the students were able to differentiate those metals using magnets. If it was attracted, the object is a magnetic object. But, if nothing happened to the object or it was not attracted, they concluded as non-magnetic object. At the end of the experiment, they recorded their experiment result in the form of observation journal by drawing the objects that they brought considering them as magnetic and non-magnetic objects. They were very excited to do the experiment.
By doing so, they can apply their basic concept in their real life concerning a factual knowledge that they have learnt. Thus, students can be more aware to observe and prove using a simple experiment while considering something as a magnetic object before observing will lead them into a bias data.
Getting deeper from it, Primary 1 students are expected to use their knowledge that they have acquired in their daily life so they can be more aware of everything. Also, by doing this experiment in order, it builds their curiosity and scientifically thinking skills towards their activity happened not only in school area. This activity is very beneficial for triggering their logical thinking skills and optimizing their problem solving skills that they will use in their in the future. Great work, pals! ***
