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	Task	Teaching Aids / Student Kit	Nature of Task
Introduction	Introduce to children about the magnet poles by showing to them where each pole is found on a magnet. Show them what would happen when we bring together two magnets of different and/or similar poles.	Poster: Magnetic Poles, Flashcards	Group
Activity 1: Magnet-Powered Car Race	Use toy cars with bar magnets to demonstrate to the children how a magnet can move the cars without touching it.	Toy cars with bar magnets, Magnet Bars	Group
Workbook	Page 11, 12		Individual

Upon completing this lesson,
the children should be able to:

Identify that all magnets have two different poles

Describe that magnets with the same poles repel each other

Describe that magnets with different poles attract each other

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