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)