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.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
- 2.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) loose in a toy box
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 7.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 10.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) a rubber eraser
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a balloon
- 14.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it turns to wood (c) it gets heavier (d) it melts
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
- 17.🔮 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
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
- 21.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
- 23.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a balloon
- 25.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too shiny (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too cold
- 27.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) test objects
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
- 33.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a cotton cloth (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
- 36.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
- 38.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same paper clip
- 39.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
Answer key
- at its two poles
- False
- in pairs, opposite ends
- we measure it
- not needed
- non-magnetic
- needed
- we change it
- a mirror
- a rubber eraser
- False
- a paper sheet
- a balloon
- True
- it becomes a magnet
- a battery cell
- the clip moves
- False
- push apart
- turmeric powder
- False
- it gets weaker
- the magnet used
- a tray
- False
- it has no iron in it
- False
- south near north
- False
- True
- test objects
- sheets it pulls through
- False
- True
- a safety pin
- push apart
- a battery cell
- the same paper clip
- pull together
- a results chart
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