Download Magnetism

Key Stage 3 progress grid
Subject Science
Year 8
Topic / skill area Magnestism
Trajectory I am able to……
 Create detail diagrams with annotations to show how the field around a single
T9, T8
wire develops when wire is fused into a coil.
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Explain how you can make a material magnetic at the atomic level.
T7
 Recommend what you could do to lift heavier materials, giving scientific
explanations.
 Judge the limitations of the scrap heap magnet.
 Explore the advantages of electromagnet over a permanent magnet.
T6
 Compare the magnetic field around a permanent magnet and an electromagnet.
 Apply your knowledge of electromagnets to other uses.
 Drawn a series of diagrams to explain how a scrap heap magnet works.
T5, T4
 Draw and use an accurate circuit diagram to explain how the machine works.
 Describe the shape of field around a single wire.
 Explain why certain materials are magnetic.
 Describe the difference between a normal magnet and an electromagnet.
T3
 Outline what a scrap heap magnet does using diagrams.
 Described simply how the scrap heap magnet works.
 Describe factors that could make the scrap heap magnet stronger.
 Stated simply how the scrap heap magnet works.
T2, T1
 Identified the magnet on the diagram.
 Stated at least two magnetic materials that a scrap heap magnet can move.