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