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 pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 2.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
- 3.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 5.🧺 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) turmeric powder
- 6.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
- 7.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a balloon
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used
- 15.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 18.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
- 19.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they are too hot
- 21.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 23.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
- 25.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a pulley (c) a sundial (d) a compass
- 26.🔮 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 clip moves (c) the plate melts (d) nothing at all
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a rubber eraser (c) a wooden pencil (d) a plastic ruler
- 28.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) vinegar
- 30.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 31.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 34.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 37.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
- 40.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
Answer key
- north near south
- it gets weaker
- False
- non-magnetic
- turmeric powder
- in pairs, opposite ends
- the magnet used
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- sheets it pulls through
- a balloon
- a mirror
- the same paper clip
- False
- needed
- a battery cell
- it becomes a magnet
- True
- they may swallow them
- non-magnetic
- we keep it the same
- magnetic
- a copper wire
- a compass
- the clip moves
- an iron screw
- north near north
- test objects
- push apart
- False
- False
- pull together
- non-magnetic
- we change it
- non-magnetic
- not needed
- magnetic
- a bar magnet
- we measure it
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