Magnets
Levels 24/25 Silver/Emerald Key learning Area Science
Theme Magnets and Magnetism
Title How a Magnet Attracts Objects Text Type Explanation
Pages 2–9
Text Form Scientific Essay
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To explain how or why something occurs
Text Structure Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Page 2)
Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 3–8)
Summary Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 8)
Language Features ‧Nouns (e.g. magnet, iron, steel)
‧Pronouns (e.g. it)
‧Adjectives (e.g. magnetic, non-magnetic, tiny)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. push, pull, attract)
‧Time and sequence words (e.g. When)
Title An Experiment with Magnets Text Type Procedure
Pages 10–16
Text Form Experiment
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To provide instructions about how to make or do something
Text Structure Goal: Outlines what is to be achieved (Page 10)
Materials: Specifies the materials needed to achieve the goal (Pages 11)
Steps: Lists the steps in order of sequence (Pages 12–15)
Language Features ‧Nouns (e.g. toothpicks, marbles, scissors)
‧Adjectives (e.g. magnetic, empty)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. rule, hold, place)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. in turn, under the heading)
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