Summary Use a magnet to pull a car/boat/luge sled along a race track. Science content Physics: Motion and Forces, Newton’s Laws, Gravity (K, 2, 6) Lessons activity is in Magnet stations Force stations Materials image of a race car or other racing vehicle (e.g. boat for ice racing, luge) glued to a coin (test coin is attracted to magnets) race tracks printed out and taped to cardboard (not to thick - the magnet needs to work through it magnets, one per racing vehicle Procedure Put a magnet under the card below the car or cardboard car/boat/luge etc, and move the magnet to drag the vehicle along, following the track. Students can design their own race tracks. Grades taught Gr K Gr 1 Gr 2
