The class started by choosing different materials from around the classroom, including paperclips, coins, cardboard, plastic, spoons, and even pieces of foil. Before testing them, pupils made predictions about whether each object would be magnetic or not.

“We thought all metals would be magnetic, but we were wrong!” was a phrase used by many of Sancho-Thunberg class. 

The big surprise came when the children tested aluminium. Although it’s a metal, aluminium is not magnetic. The magnet didn’t attract it at all!

Another interesting part of the experiment involved testing magnets in water. Although water itself is not magnetic, pupils placed a magnet into a bowl of water to see if it could still attract magnetic objects. It worked! A paperclip on the bottom of the bowl zoomed towards the magnet through the water.

The experiment helped everyone understand that not all metals are magnetic, and that magnets can still work through water. What a scientific week!

Our science experiment allowed us to;

Be academic. 

Be curious. 

Be practical.