Magnet Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Iron sticks): 1. Put all the test objects on a tray. 2. Guess “magnetic” or “non-magnetic” for each and write it down. 3. Touch the magnet to each object and sort them into two groups. 4. Store the magnets in pairs and keep small magnets away from little children.
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- 1.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
- 4.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a sewing needle (c) a safety pin (d) an aluminium can
- 5.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 6.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) yeast
- 8.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
- 11.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
- 14.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 15.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
- 16.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 17.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) iron (d) aluminium
- 18.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) an aluminium can (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
- 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a wooden pencil (c) a paper sheet (d) a cotton cloth
- 21.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
- 24.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the magnet used”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron nail
- 27.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron screw (d) a paper sheet
- 32.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a rubber eraser (c) a glass marble (d) a safety pin
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron nail (c) a safety pin (d) a steel paper clip
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a copper wire (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
- 35.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a tray
- 37.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “sheets it pulls through”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 39.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) north and south (d) towards the Sun
- 40.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- False
- a bar magnet
- an aluminium can
- push apart
- it becomes a magnet
- yeast
- True
- south near north
- sheets it pulls through
- True
- True
- north near north
- magnetic
- they may swallow them
- south near south
- iron
- magnetic
- an aluminium can
- iron filings
- False
- we keep it the same
- in pairs, opposite ends
- needed
- we change it
- an iron nail
- magnetic
- the kind of paper
- False
- we keep it the same
- an iron screw
- a safety pin
- a rubber eraser
- an iron nail
- True
- vinegar
- False
- we measure it
- north and south
- False
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