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) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 2.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔮 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
- 4.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a paper sheet (c) a glass marble (d) an iron nail
- 5.🧲 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 light (d) it is too shiny
- 6.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) a tray
- 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
- 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) yeast
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a mirror
- 16.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
- 18.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
- 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
- 22.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a cotton cloth (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
- 25.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
- 29.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
- 34.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
- 35.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 36.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) yeast
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
- 39.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a glass marble (c) a cotton cloth (d) a paper sheet
- 40.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
Answer key
- a balloon
- True
- the clip moves
- an iron nail
- it has no iron in it
- magnetic
- a balloon
- not needed
- False
- north near south
- not needed
- False
- True
- yeast
- a bar magnet
- False
- turmeric powder
- sheets it pulls through
- we measure it
- vinegar
- vinegar
- True
- a battery cell
- an iron nail
- True
- False
- we change it
- test objects
- True
- False
- push apart
- True
- the magnet used
- it becomes a magnet
- magnetic
- non-magnetic
- yeast
- the kind of paper
- iron filings
- in pairs, opposite ends
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