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.🧺 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
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
- 4.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 7.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 8.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) north and south
- 9.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) a sewing needle
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🔮 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 turns gold (d) the clip moves
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) a sewing needle
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
- 15.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 16.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through
- 18.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
- 19.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 20.🔮 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
- 21.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
- 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🔮 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
- 24.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
- 25.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 27.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a copper wire (c) iron filings (d) a glass marble
- 29.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 33.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 35.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in pairs, opposite ends
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a results chart
- 38.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
Answer key
- a battery cell
- a results chart
- a balloon
- needed
- the same paper clip
- a mirror
- non-magnetic
- north and south
- a plastic ruler
- False
- we keep it the same
- the clip moves
- a cotton cloth
- a copper wire
- south near south
- False
- the kind of paper
- sheets it pulls through
- push apart
- it becomes a magnet
- the magnet used
- not needed
- it gets weaker
- they may swallow them
- needed
- magnetic
- False
- iron filings
- False
- push apart
- we measure it
- magnetic
- False
- False
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a battery cell
- yeast
- False
- False
- turmeric powder
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