Magnet Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 198 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a safety pin (c) an iron screw (d) a sewing needle
4. 4.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a compass (c) a pulley (d) a periscope
5. 5.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too cold (c) it is too light (d) it has no iron in it
6. 6.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
10. 10.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) aluminium (c) iron (d) copper
12. 12.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) dropped on the floor (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
14. 14.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a glass marble (c) a paper sheet (d) a cotton cloth
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
18. 18.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
24. 24.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
25. 25.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a wooden pencil (c) a safety pin (d) a copper wire
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the clip moves (c) the plate melts (d) nothing at all
31. 31.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔮 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
34. 34.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) east and west
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
37. 37.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) the magnet used
39. 39.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same

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