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