Materials: several plastic basins assorted items: sponges, nails, keys, paper clips, toy cars, aluminum foil, pill containers, pens, pencils, papers, shoelaces, bottle caps, etc. wand magnets (one for every two children) individual worksheets for sorting magnetic and non-magnetic items bar magnets (one for every two children) paper clips sheets of paper large nails empty tuna fish cans Teacher Knowledge: Every magnet has a magnetic field which interacts with the magnetic fields of objects containing iron or other magnetic materials.
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assorted items
iron or other magnetic materials
a magnetic field which interacts with the magnetic fields of objects