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.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
- 4.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 5.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 6.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
- 7.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets weaker (d) it turns to copper
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 10.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) aluminium (d) iron
- 11.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 12.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
- 13.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an aluminium can (c) a paper sheet (d) a glass marble
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) a tray
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) an iron screw
- 18.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 19.🔮 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) the clip turns gold (d) nothing at all
- 20.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too hot (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
- 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a safety pin (c) a glass marble (d) iron filings
- 25.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too shiny
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) the same table
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
- 28.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
- 30.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 32.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) towards the Sun
- 33.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a sewing needle (d) an aluminium can
- 37.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
- 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 magnet used (b) the same table (c) the kind of paper (d) sheets it pulls through
- 39.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- not needed
- the kind of paper
- a mirror
- True
- pull together
- in pairs, opposite ends
- it gets weaker
- False
- pull together
- iron
- south near south
- north near north
- True
- False
- a steel paper clip
- a balloon
- a copper wire
- non-magnetic
- the clip moves
- needed
- False
- they may swallow them
- we change it
- a glass marble
- it has no iron in it
- sheets it pulls through
- a results chart
- needed
- a tray
- False
- magnetic
- north and south
- True
- True
- False
- an aluminium can
- a copper wire
- the magnet used
- False
- needed
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