Magnet Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 231 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) a plastic ruler (d) iron filings
3. 3.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
4. 4.🛟 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a copper wire (c) a paper sheet (d) an aluminium can
6. 6.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) test objects
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a tray
9. 9.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a copper wire (c) a rubber eraser (d) a steel paper clip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a rubber eraser (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
11. 11.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
12. 12.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a cotton cloth (c) a safety pin (d) a rubber eraser
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it melts
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets stronger (c) it gets weaker (d) it becomes heavier
16. 16.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same paper clip
17. 17.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
21. 21.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
26. 26.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) vinegar (d) test objects
29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
33. 33.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
35. 35.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
38. 38.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False

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