Magnet Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 153 · 40 questions

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.

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

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