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.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 2.🧺 Do we need yeast 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? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
- 6.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 13.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
- 14.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an aluminium can (c) a safety pin (d) a cotton cloth
- 15.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
- 18.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) iron filings (c) a wooden pencil (d) a steel paper clip
- 23.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 24.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a plastic ruler (c) a cotton cloth (d) iron filings
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
- 28.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) the clip turns gold
- 29.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 30.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a sundial (c) a periscope (d) a pulley
- 31.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets weaker (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets stronger
- 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 same paper clip (d) the magnet used
- 35.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it melts
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
- 37.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 38.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 39.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- pull together
- not needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- False
- False
- False
- False
- we change it
- False
- turmeric powder
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a safety pin
- False
- non-magnetic
- a paper sheet
- south near south
- True
- sheets it pulls through
- True
- a wooden pencil
- non-magnetic
- False
- we measure it
- iron filings
- a balloon
- the clip moves
- magnetic
- a compass
- True
- False
- it gets weaker
- the magnet used
- it becomes a magnet
- a mirror
- non-magnetic
- we keep it the same
- needed
- True
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