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.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.⚖️ 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 table (d) sheets it pulls through
- 4.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) yeast
- 6.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 7.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) towards the Sun (d) east and west
- 8.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧲 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
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) yeast
- 16.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 17.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron nail (c) a sewing needle (d) iron filings
- 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) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a mirror
- 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🛟 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
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
- 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
- 27.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too hot
- 28.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) south near north
- 29.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) test objects
- 31.🔮 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
- 32.🔮 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 moves (c) the plate melts (d) the clip turns gold
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a paper sheet (c) a copper wire (d) a steel paper clip
- 34.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
- 39.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- needed
- sheets it pulls through
- False
- a bar magnet
- pull together
- north and south
- not needed
- False
- True
- True
- it has no iron in it
- we measure it
- south near north
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- north near north
- a plastic ruler
- pull together
- a mirror
- not needed
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a results chart
- push apart
- False
- the magnet used
- they may swallow them
- south near south
- True
- vinegar
- it becomes a magnet
- the clip moves
- a steel paper clip
- False
- True
- we change it
- False
- turmeric powder
- True
- False
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