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.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too light (d) it is too shiny
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) yeast
- 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 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 kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
- 9.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) aluminium (c) copper (d) iron
- 10.🔮 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 melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
- 11.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 13.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets weaker (d) it gets stronger
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a copper wire (c) an iron nail (d) a steel paper clip
- 16.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a safety pin (c) a cotton cloth (d) an aluminium can
- 17.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) nowhere (c) in the middle (d) everywhere the same
- 18.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 20.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 21.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a sewing needle (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
- 23.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the same table
- 26.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) up and down
- 27.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 28.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 30.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 31.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
- 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an aluminium can (c) a copper wire (d) a cotton cloth
- 36.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 37.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
- 39.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a plastic ruler (c) iron filings (d) an iron screw
Answer key
- it has no iron in it
- test objects
- a results chart
- a mirror
- a bar magnet
- not needed
- False
- sheets it pulls through
- iron
- it becomes a magnet
- False
- south near north
- it gets weaker
- we measure it
- a copper wire
- a safety pin
- at its two poles
- needed
- non-magnetic
- non-magnetic
- False
- a wooden pencil
- False
- we keep it the same
- the magnet used
- north and south
- magnetic
- needed
- we keep it the same
- north near south
- needed
- False
- True
- turmeric powder
- an iron screw
- magnetic
- False
- a copper wire
- False
- a plastic ruler
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