Spin the Deck – Grade 7 Amplify Science: Magnetic Fields

100 Interactive Science Review Cards | Cooperative Learning | Whole-Group & Small-Group Activities

SPIN THE DECK! ENGAGE MORE. COLLABORATE. DISCOVER THE INVISIBLE FORCES THAT SHAPE OUR WORLD!

Turn Magnetic Forces, Attraction, Repulsion, and Potential Energy into an Exciting Classroom Learning Experience!

How can magnets push or pull objects without touching them? Why do opposite magnetic poles attract while like poles repel? What happens to potential energy when magnets are moved closer together or farther apart? How can invisible magnetic fields be used to move objects and power modern technology?

Bring these fascinating science questions to life with Spin the Deck: Magnetic Fields!

Designed to complement the Grade 7 Amplify Science Magnetic Fields unit, this engaging collection of 100 multiple-choice science review cards helps students investigate how magnetic forces act at a distance, how magnets interact through invisible fields, and how energy is stored and transferred within magnetic systems.

Students explore the relationships among magnetic force, distance, field strength, attraction, repulsion, potential energy, and kinetic energy while developing a deeper understanding of the scientific principles that explain magnetism.

From investigating the interactions between north and south magnetic poles to exploring how magnetic potential energy changes when magnets move, students examine how forces influence the behavior of objects and how energy can be stored within a system.

Students also investigate the exciting Space Elevator unit mystery, where magnetic forces and potential energy play an important role in explaining the behavior of a magnetic system. Through this real-world-inspired scientific investigation, students connect abstract concepts to magnetic technology, energy transfer, and engineering applications.

The deck extends learning through topics such as magnetic field models, electromagnets, permanent and temporary magnets, Earth's magnetic field, magnetic materials, force vectors, scientific simulations, and evidence-based reasoning.

Move beyond traditional worksheets and transform science review into an exciting cooperative learning experience where students answer questions, explain their thinking, analyze magnetic interactions, and collaborate with classmates!

Perfect for whole-group science review, small-group cooperative learning, science centers, partner activities, intervention, enrichment, and unit assessment preparation, this versatile resource helps students strengthen their understanding of physical science through active participation and repeated practice.

Help your students become confident scientific thinkers, curious magnetic field investigators, and enthusiastic collaborative learners!

What's Included?

• 100 numbered multiple-choice science review cards covering Grade 7 Magnetic Fields concepts
• Four answer choices per question to encourage careful reading and scientific reasoning
• Answers printed on the reverse side for immediate feedback and student self-checking
• 50 printable PDF pages designed for double-sided printing
• 25 double-sided sheets when printed back-to-back
• Four cards per sheet, creating 100 interactive review cards
• Colorful science-themed designs featuring vibrant blue backgrounds, scientific illustrations, laboratory equipment, magnets, and numbered question cards
• Questions addressing magnetic fields, attraction, repulsion, magnetic potential energy, electromagnets, magnetic materials, and scientific investigations
• Reusable review cards compatible with cooperative learning games, partner activities, and science centers

Easy Preparation: Print the PDF double-sided, cut apart the four cards on each sheet, and laminate for durability. Your interactive Magnetic Fields review deck is ready to use!

Science Concepts & Skills Covered

Magnetic Fields & Invisible Forces

Help students understand how magnets exert forces through the space surrounding them.

Topics include:

• Magnetic fields
• Invisible forces
• Forces acting at a distance
• Magnetic interactions
• Field strength
• Field direction
• Magnetic force
• Objects within magnetic fields
• Non-contact forces
• Predicting magnetic interactions

Students discover that magnets can exert forces on other magnets and certain materials without physically touching them.

Magnetic Poles & Magnetic Interactions

Investigate how magnetic poles determine whether magnets attract or repel.

Topics include:

• North magnetic poles
• South magnetic poles
• Like poles
• Opposite poles
• Magnetic attraction
• Magnetic repulsion
• Pole interactions
• Magnetic force direction
• Strongest regions of magnetic force
• Predicting magnetic behavior

Students explore why north and north poles repel, why north and south poles attract, and how pole orientation affects magnetic interactions.

Magnetic Attraction & Repulsion

Explore how magnetic forces can pull objects together or push them apart.

Topics include:

• Attractive forces
• Repulsive forces
• Magnetic interactions
• Like-pole repulsion
• Opposite-pole attraction
• Force direction
• Changes in distance
• Magnet movement
• Magnetic force strength
• Predicting attraction and repulsion

Students investigate how magnetic forces influence the motion of objects and how magnets respond when positioned in different arrangements.

Magnetic Potential Energy

Help students understand how energy is stored within magnetic systems.

Topics include:

• Magnetic potential energy
• Stored energy
• Magnetic systems
• Attraction and potential energy
• Repulsion and potential energy
• Energy changes
• Magnet separation
• Magnet positioning
• Force and energy relationships
• Energy storage

Students discover that separating attracting magnets or pushing repelling magnets closer together increases the potential energy stored in the magnetic system.

Potential Energy & Magnet Distance

Investigate how changing the distance between magnets affects stored energy.

Topics include:

• Distance between magnets
• Magnetic potential energy
• Increasing potential energy
• Decreasing potential energy
• Attracting magnets
• Repelling magnets
• Moving magnets closer
• Moving magnets farther apart
• Energy storage
• Magnetic system changes

Students compare different magnet arrangements to determine when magnetic potential energy increases or decreases.

Kinetic Energy & Magnetic Motion

Explore how stored magnetic potential energy can become energy of motion.

Topics include:

• Kinetic energy
• Energy of motion
• Potential-to-kinetic energy conversion
• Moving magnets
• Magnetic attraction
• Magnetic repulsion
• Accelerating objects
• Magnetic launchers
• Energy transfer
• Energy transformations

Students investigate why attracting magnets may snap together and how repelling magnets can move apart as stored magnetic potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.

Energy Transfer & Transformation

Reinforce the relationship between magnetic forces and changes in energy.

Topics include:

• Energy transfer
• Energy transformation
• Stored energy
• Potential energy
• Kinetic energy
• Magnetic systems
• Motion caused by magnetic forces
• Releasing stored energy
• Magnetic launchers
• Changes in energy

Students explore how energy changes form within magnetic systems and how magnetic forces can produce motion.

Magnetic Force Strength & Distance

Help students explain why magnetic interactions change as magnets move closer together or farther apart.

Topics include:

• Magnetic force strength
• Distance between magnets
• Stronger magnetic interactions
• Weaker magnetic interactions
• Magnetic field strength
• Magnet properties
• Magnetic attraction
• Magnetic repulsion
• Comparing force magnitudes
• Predicting force changes

Students investigate why magnetic forces generally become weaker as the distance between interacting magnets increases.

Magnetic Field Lines & Scientific Models

Develop students' ability to interpret visual representations of magnetic fields.

Topics include:

• Magnetic field lines
• Field direction
• Field strength
• North-to-south field lines
• Field line spacing
• Magnetic field diagrams
• Magnetic force patterns
• Attraction field patterns
• Repulsion field patterns
• Scientific models

Students explore how scientists use field line diagrams to represent invisible magnetic forces and how the spacing and direction of field lines communicate information about magnetic fields.

Force Magnitude & Vector Arrows

Help students understand how scientists represent the strength and direction of magnetic forces.

Topics include:

• Force magnitude
• Force strength
• Force direction
• Vector arrows
• Magnetic force vectors
• Comparing force sizes
• Representing magnetic interactions
• Magnetic force diagrams
• Predicting movement
• Scientific representations

Students discover how vector arrows can communicate both the magnitude and direction of magnetic forces.

Magnetic Materials & Properties

Investigate why certain materials respond strongly to magnetic fields while others do not.

Topics include:

• Magnetic materials
• Non-magnetic materials
• Iron
• Nickel
• Cobalt
• Plastic
• Magnetic properties
• Material composition
• Magnetic attraction
• Comparing materials

Students explore why magnets attract certain metals and why everyday materials such as plastic do not respond in the same way.

Permanent & Temporary Magnets

Explore different types of magnets and how magnetic properties can vary.

Topics include:

• Permanent magnets
• Temporary magnets
• Refrigerator magnets
• Magnetic materials
• Induced magnetism
• Magnetic fields
• Magnetic properties
• Magnetic interactions
• Types of magnets
• Everyday applications

Students compare objects that maintain their magnetism with materials that become magnetized under certain conditions.

Types of Magnetic Materials

Introduce students to different categories of magnets and the materials used to manufacture them.

Topics include:

• Ferrite magnets
• Ceramic magnets
• Iron oxide
• Alnico magnets
• Rare-earth magnets
• Neodymium magnets
• Magnetic material composition
• Magnet strength
• Permanent magnet types
• Magnetic technology

Students investigate how different materials can be used to produce magnets with different properties and strengths.

Electromagnets & Electric Current

Connect magnetic fields to electricity and technological applications.

Topics include:

• Electromagnets
• Electric current
• Magnetic fields created by electricity
• Wire and magnetic fields
• Increasing electromagnet strength
• Magnetic force
• Electricity and magnetism
• Electromagnetic interactions
• Magnetic technology
• Everyday applications

Students discover how electric current flowing through a wire can create a magnetic field and how increasing the current can strengthen an electromagnet.

Earth's Magnetic Field & Compasses

Help students understand magnetism on a planetary scale.

Topics include:

• Earth's magnetic field
• Earth's magnetic poles
• Earth's core
• Iron and nickel
• Compass needles
• Magnetic North
• Magnetic South
• Navigation
• Magnetic direction
• Planetary magnetism

Students explore why Earth behaves like a giant magnet and how compass needles respond to Earth's magnetic field.

Magnetic Forces vs. Gravity

Compare two important forces that can act without direct physical contact.

Topics include:

• Magnetic forces
• Gravitational forces
• Non-contact forces
• Attraction
• Repulsion
• Gravity and mass
• Magnetic materials
• Force interactions
• Comparing forces
• At-a-distance interactions

Students discover that gravity is attractive, while magnetic forces can produce either attraction or repulsion.

Magnetic Systems & System Boundaries

Develop students' understanding of how scientists investigate interacting objects within a defined system.

Topics include:

• Magnetic systems
• System components
• System boundaries
• Isolating a system
• Magnetic interactions
• Magnetic fields
• Stored energy
• Energy changes
• Investigating two magnets
• Cause-and-effect relationships

Students explore how focusing on a system of two magnets and their magnetic field helps scientists explain changes in potential energy and motion.

Work & Energy Storage

Investigate how applying an outside force can change the energy stored in a magnetic system.

Topics include:

• Work
• Applied forces
• Outside forces
• Moving magnets against magnetic forces
• Magnetic attraction
• Magnetic repulsion
• Increasing potential energy
• Energy storage
• Force and displacement
• Magnetic system changes

Students investigate why pulling attracting magnets apart or pushing repelling magnets together requires an outside force and increases stored magnetic potential energy.

The Space Elevator Unit Mystery

Connect scientific concepts to the investigation featured in the Grade 7 Magnetic Fields unit.

Topics include:

• Space Elevator
• Magnetic forces
• Magnetic potential energy
• Energy storage
• Magnetic systems
• Force interactions
• Magnetic motion
• Scientific explanations
• System models
• Evidence-based reasoning

Students explore how magnetic forces and potential energy can be used to investigate the Space Elevator mystery and explain the behavior of magnetic systems.

Magnetic Pole Models & Computer Simulations

Help students understand how scientists investigate invisible forces through models and simulations.

Topics include:

• Magnetic Pole Model
• Magnetic Field simulation
• Computer simulations
• Physical models
• Invisible forces
• Energy levels
• Magnetic interactions
• Predicting magnet movement
• Testing variables
• Scientific investigations

Students explore how simulations help scientists visualize magnetic interactions, compare energy levels, and predict how magnets will move.

Scientific Variables & Controlled Investigations

Strengthen students' ability to investigate magnetic interactions using scientific methods.

Topics include:

• Scientific variables
• Independent variables
• Dependent variables
• Changing variables
• Measuring outcomes
• Observing changes
• Magnetic experiments
• Comparing results
• Testing predictions
• Scientific investigation design

Students practice identifying which variables are intentionally changed and which variables are measured or observed during investigations.

Scientific Claims, Evidence & Reasoning

Develop students' ability to construct and evaluate scientific explanations.

Topics include:

• Scientific claims
• Evidence
• Reasoning
• Supporting claims
• Refuting claims
• Experimental data
• Simulation evidence
• Scientific arguments
• Cause-and-effect explanations
• Communicating scientific findings

Students practice using evidence from experiments and simulations to support or refute claims about magnetic forces and potential energy.

Real-World Magnetic Technology

Connect magnetic science to familiar objects and technological applications.

Topics include:

• Refrigerator magnets
• Magnetic launchers
• Electromagnets
• Electric motors
• Compasses
• Magnetic materials
• Energy conversion
• Magnetic forces in technology
• Electricity and magnetism
• Engineering applications

Students investigate how magnetic forces are used in everyday devices and how understanding magnetic interactions helps scientists and engineers develop useful technologies.

Perfect for Whole-Group & Small-Group Cooperative Learning!

Whole-Group Interactive Science Review

Engage the entire class in meaningful discussions about magnetic fields, attraction, repulsion, magnetic potential energy, and the relationships among force, distance, and energy.

Fan-N-Pick

Students work in cooperative groups, taking turns selecting cards, reading questions, answering, and checking responses. This activity promotes participation, teamwork, and active listening.

Quiz-Quiz-Trade

Students pair up, quiz one another, check answers, exchange cards, and find new partners. This movement-based activity reinforces magnetism vocabulary and scientific concepts through repeated practice.

Science Centers & Stations

Create review stations focusing on magnetic poles, attraction and repulsion, magnetic potential energy, magnetic field models, electromagnets, and scientific investigations.

Partner Review

Students take turns reading questions, selecting answers, explaining their reasoning, and checking responses on the reverse side.

Small-Group Magnetic Field Challenges

Organize students into teams to analyze magnetic interactions, compare force strengths, predict changes in potential energy, and explain how magnets behave in different arrangements.

Spin & Answer Review Games

Combine the cards with a classroom spinner or teacher-created game structure to add excitement and friendly competition to science review.

Science Test Preparation

Help students revisit important magnetism vocabulary, magnetic interactions, energy transformations, and scientific models before unit assessments.

Warm-Ups & Exit Tickets

Use selected cards to activate prior knowledge, encourage scientific discussions, or quickly assess understanding.

Science Intervention & Enrichment

Target specific concepts for additional practice or challenge students to explain more complex magnetic interactions and energy relationships.

Early Finishers & Substitute Plans

Provide meaningful, low-preparation science activities that reinforce important physical science concepts.

Why Teachers Will Love Spin the Deck!

Low-Prep and Ready to Use!

Simply print, cut, and laminate to create a reusable classroom resource.

Designed for Cooperative Learning!

Encourage students to communicate, collaborate, listen respectfully, and explain scientific ideas to classmates.

Promotes Active Student Engagement!

Transform traditional science review into an interactive experience involving discussion, movement, teamwork, and problem-solving.

Reinforces Amplify Science Concepts!

Review essential vocabulary and scientific ideas connected to the Grade 7 Magnetic Fields unit.

Builds Scientific Reasoning!

Students strengthen their ability to explain magnetic interactions, predict changes in potential energy, analyze magnetic field models, and use evidence to support scientific explanations.

Provides Immediate Feedback!

Answers on the reverse side allow students to check their understanding during independent, partner, and group activities.

Supports Differentiated Instruction!

Select questions based on student readiness, target specific concepts, or extend learning through additional scientific discussions.

Connects Science to Real-World Applications!

Students investigate the science behind refrigerator magnets, compasses, electromagnets, electric motors, magnetic launchers, and other technologies that rely on magnetic forces.

Challenges Common Misconceptions!

Help students understand that magnets can exert forces without touching, that magnetic force changes with distance, and that potential energy can increase when magnets are moved against the direction of magnetic force.

Reusable Year After Year!

Laminate the cards to create a durable classroom resource that supports repeated review and cooperative learning.

Sample Spin the Deck Questions

Here are eight actual questions from this collection:

Question 1: What is a "magnetic field"?

Answer: The area around a magnet where it can exert force.

Question 2: Magnets can exert a force on each other:

Answer: Even at a distance.

Question 3: Two "like" poles (North and North) will:

Answer: Repel.

Question 4: Two "opposite" poles (North and South) will:

Answer: Attract.

Question 5: What is "magnetic potential energy"?

Answer: Energy stored in a magnetic field.

Question 6: If you move two repelling magnets closer together, potential energy:

Answer: Increases.

Question 7: If you move two attracting magnets further apart, potential energy:

Answer: Increases.

Question 8: A "magnetic pole" is:

Answer: The end of a magnet where the force is strongest.

These questions reinforce essential scientific vocabulary while encouraging students to investigate magnetic interactions, predict energy changes, and explain how invisible forces influence the movement of objects.

Transform Magnetic Fields Review into an Exciting Learning Experience!

Invisible forces can produce remarkable effects, and magnetic fields help students understand how objects can interact without touching. From refrigerator magnets sticking to metal surfaces to magnetic launchers converting stored energy into motion, magnetism provides fascinating opportunities for scientific discovery.

With 100 Spin the Deck Magnetic Fields review cards, students can investigate how magnets attract and repel, why magnetic force changes with distance, how potential energy is stored in magnetic systems, and how scientific models help explain invisible interactions.

Imagine students enthusiastically selecting cards, analyzing magnetic field diagrams, comparing attractive and repulsive forces, explaining potential energy changes, and collaborating to predict how magnets will behave.

Whether you're reviewing lessons, preparing for assessments, reinforcing vocabulary, or creating collaborative learning opportunities, Spin the Deck transforms magnetism review into an exciting, student-centered learning experience.

One deck. 100 questions. Endless opportunities to discover the invisible forces that shape our world!

SPIN THE DECK! ENGAGE MORE. COLLABORATE. LEARN SCIENCE!

Add Spin the Deck: Magnetic Fields to your classroom toolkit and inspire confident, curious, and collaborative young scientists!

Important Curriculum Disclaimer

This independently created resource is designed to supplement the Amplify Science curriculum. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, authorized by, or endorsed by Amplify Education, Inc. Amplify and Amplify Science are trademarks of their respective owner. No affiliation or endorsement is implied.

This product is a supplemental classroom review activity and is not a replacement for official Amplify Science curriculum materials, lessons, assessments, or instructional resources.