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.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) a tray
- 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) a glass marble (d) a sewing needle
- 4.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 6.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
- 7.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets stronger
- 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) test objects
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) test objects
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
- 15.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 17.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a copper wire (c) a safety pin (d) a rubber eraser
- 18.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 19.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
- 25.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
- 26.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 28.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) nothing at all (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
- 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too shiny (d) it is too light
- 34.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a plastic ruler (c) a sewing needle (d) iron filings
- 39.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an aluminium can (c) a plastic ruler (d) a rubber eraser
Answer key
- south near north
- a battery cell
- a glass marble
- False
- south near south
- in pairs, opposite ends
- it gets weaker
- pull together
- True
- push apart
- test objects
- vinegar
- True
- a results chart
- not needed
- non-magnetic
- a safety pin
- magnetic
- north near south
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- True
- the magnet used
- north near north
- True
- pull together
- the clip moves
- we change it
- a balloon
- not needed
- True
- it has no iron in it
- False
- not needed
- True
- True
- a plastic ruler
- it becomes a magnet
- a steel paper clip
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