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