Using magnets to solve problems (non-statutory: Scientists and Engineers) | Science

Starter quiz

Which of these is not an electronic device?
- TV
- mobile phone
- book ✓
- laptop
The same poles of magnets ______ each other.
- 'repel' ✓
If two magnets repel each other, what will they do?
- move closer together
- stay in the same place
- move away from each other ✓
Match the behaviour shown by magnets to the pairs of poles that are next to each other.
- repel
  
  ⇔
  
  S and S poles next to each other ✓
- attract
  
  ⇔
  
  S and N poles next to each other ✓
Yes or no - Can you block magnetic force with a sheet of card?
- 'no' ✓
If you hang a bar magnet from a piece of string looped around its middle, it will spin freely until...
- one end points up and one end points down
- one end faces north and one faces south ✓
- one end faces east and one faces west

A ______ is a tool that uses a magnet to help with navigation and direction.
- 'compass' ✓
Match the engineering skill to the example.
- Being curious
  
  ⇔
  
  Wondering why things happen ✓
- Being creative
  
  ⇔
  
  Drawing and making things ✓
- Being observant
  
  ⇔
  
  Noticing things ✓
Many electronic devices have small ______ inside them to make them work, like mobile phones, TVs and laptops. These things have two poles.
- 'magnets' ✓
Men and women can become many types of engineer, but what is an engineer?
- A person who drives trains.
- A person who cleans things.
- A person who designs and builds things. ✓
Match the type of friction force to the effect on speed.
- low friction force
  
  ⇔
  
  allows trains to travel faster ✓
- high friction force
  
  ⇔
  
  slows down trains ✓
How do Maglev trains move?
- They have a petrol engine.
- They have a diesel engine.
- They use magnets. ✓
- They use chains like bicycles.

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Humans have found magnets to be useful in their everyday lives
Everyday uses of magnets include compasses, electronic devices and games
Maglev trains do not use an engine because they move forwards using magnets, similar to some roller coasters
Engineers design and build things, using their knowledge of maths and science
Men and women can become different types of engineer. They need to be curious, creative and observant

Engineers are only men and just like to repair or fix things.

Explicit teaching and discussion of the range of engineers and the different skills engineers need.

Everyday uses - Everyday uses are the ways in which we use things in our lives such as using a kettle to heat water.
Electronic devices - Electronic devices are machines of pieces of equipment that are powered by electricity, like computers and phones.
Maglev train - A Maglev train is a type of high-speed train which uses magnets to reduce friction forces and to move.
Engineer - An engineer is a person who designs and builds things.
Design - To design something is to make a plan and a drawing describing how it could be built.