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.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a plastic ruler (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
- 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 3.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 4.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a tray
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
- 11.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
- 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) yeast
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a tray
- 18.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 19.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 21.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
- 24.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 25.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 26.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 27.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a tray
- 34.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron nail (c) a paper sheet (d) a wooden pencil
- 36.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
- 38.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) gold (c) iron (d) copper
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 40.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
Answer key
- a plastic ruler
- north near south
- pull together
- magnetic
- vinegar
- a battery cell
- False
- True
- in pairs, opposite ends
- the magnet used
- True
- True
- they may swallow them
- not needed
- the clip moves
- a results chart
- yeast
- magnetic
- False
- vinegar
- needed
- at its two poles
- a battery cell
- south near north
- non-magnetic
- north near north
- False
- False
- south near south
- we keep it the same
- the kind of paper
- non-magnetic
- a mirror
- non-magnetic
- an iron nail
- we change it
- sheets it pulls through
- iron
- turmeric powder
- north and south
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