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) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a tray
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 3.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 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 magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
- 7.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 11.⚖️ 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 same table (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
- 12.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧲 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
- 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron screw (d) a cotton cloth
- 18.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 19.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
- 23.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
- 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
- 27.🔮 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
- 28.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 31.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
- 32.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 33.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) towards the Sun (d) east and west
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) yeast
- 35.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
- 37.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets weaker (d) it gets stronger
- 38.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) a cotton cloth
- 39.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- a mirror
- False
- push apart
- the same paper clip
- a balloon
- True
- False
- a results chart
- pull together
- sheets it pulls through
- not needed
- not needed
- False
- it has no iron in it
- we measure it
- an iron screw
- non-magnetic
- True
- not needed
- not needed
- the clip moves
- south near north
- a plastic ruler
- True
- at its two poles
- it becomes a magnet
- needed
- False
- south near south
- they may swallow them
- False
- north and south
- yeast
- north near south
- a mirror
- it gets weaker
- an iron nail
- False
- not needed
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