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 push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 2.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) aluminium (c) gold (d) copper
- 8.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
- 9.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
- 10.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same table”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 12.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron nail (c) a cotton cloth (d) a copper wire
- 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) vinegar (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
- 17.🧺 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) turmeric powder
- 18.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
- 20.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a safety pin (c) a cotton cloth (d) a paper sheet
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a results chart
- 23.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) the magnet used
- 26.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a wooden pencil (c) an aluminium can (d) iron filings
- 29.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 30.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 31.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too cold (d) it is too shiny
- 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 33.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🔮 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 melts (d) it turns to wood
- 40.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
Answer key
- south near south
- False
- they may swallow them
- we measure it
- pull together
- not needed
- iron
- north and south
- the magnet used
- False
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- True
- an iron nail
- not needed
- a bar magnet
- turmeric powder
- push apart
- a balloon
- False
- a safety pin
- yeast
- True
- True
- the same paper clip
- False
- it gets weaker
- iron filings
- True
- magnetic
- it has no iron in it
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- True
- push apart
- we keep it the same
- needed
- it becomes a magnet
- non-magnetic
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