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.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) vinegar
- 3.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
- 4.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a tray
- 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a steel paper clip (c) a plastic ruler (d) iron filings
- 11.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a cotton cloth
- 13.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 14.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 15.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 16.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 18.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 22.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
- 24.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) an aluminium can (c) iron filings (d) a plastic ruler
- 29.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 30.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a paper sheet (c) a copper wire (d) a safety pin
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 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 same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same table
- 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) test objects
- 37.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a sewing needle (c) a paper sheet (d) a steel paper clip
- 40.🔮 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 melts (d) it gets heavier
Answer key
- magnetic
- vinegar
- sheets it pulls through
- pull together
- an iron nail
- a mirror
- a balloon
- in pairs, opposite ends
- turmeric powder
- a plastic ruler
- non-magnetic
- a cotton cloth
- False
- True
- non-magnetic
- True
- magnetic
- False
- True
- False
- a bar magnet
- True
- they may swallow them
- it gets weaker
- we keep it the same
- we measure it
- push apart
- iron filings
- non-magnetic
- needed
- a balloon
- a safety pin
- we change it
- the magnet used
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- True
- False
- a paper sheet
- it becomes a magnet
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