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.⚖️ 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
- 2.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a mirror
- 5.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 8.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
- 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) iron filings
- 11.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🔮 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
- 14.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
- 17.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
- 20.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a compass (c) a periscope (d) a pulley
- 21.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 22.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 25.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 26.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 28.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 29.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a wooden pencil (c) a safety pin (d) an iron nail
- 30.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too light (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a plastic ruler (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
- 32.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) a glass marble (d) an iron nail
- 33.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a mirror
- 35.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
- 37.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
- 40.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
Answer key
- True
- True
- yeast
- a mirror
- False
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- sheets it pulls through
- not needed
- a plastic ruler
- non-magnetic
- the same paper clip
- the clip moves
- True
- a results chart
- a tray
- True
- True
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a compass
- non-magnetic
- False
- magnetic
- a balloon
- magnetic
- needed
- push apart
- we measure it
- a wooden pencil
- it has no iron in it
- an iron nail
- a glass marble
- north near north
- a bar magnet
- False
- north near south
- True
- they may swallow them
- vinegar
- it becomes a magnet
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