Forces and Magnets: Pushes, Pulls and Poles

Categories: Key Stage 2, Science
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About Course

Explore pushes and pulls, test how things move on different surfaces and discover the invisible force of magnets. You will find out which materials are magnetic and why magnets attract or repel each other.

Tutwoo Kids is an independent learning service. This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education, Ofqual or any exam board, and Tutwoo Kids certificates are not qualifications. Content was checked against the national curriculum for England in October 2026.

What Will You Learn?

  • Compare how things move on different surfaces with a fair test Explain the difference between contact and non-contact forces Sort materials into magnetic and non-magnetic Predict whether two magnets will attract or repel

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Pushes, pulls and surfaces
  • Magnets: forces at a distance
  • Magnetic or not?
  • Poles: attract or repel?

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