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.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 2.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a glass marble (c) a safety pin (d) a cotton cloth
- 3.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) vinegar (d) test objects
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) vinegar (d) turmeric powder
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) yeast
- 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (d) the kind of paper
- 17.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
- 18.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 19.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
- 21.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 22.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
- 23.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a pulley (c) a compass (d) a sundial
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 27.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a sewing needle (c) a plastic ruler (d) a rubber eraser
- 29.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too light (c) it is too cold (d) it is too shiny
- 30.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) an iron screw
- 31.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 32.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
- 33.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an aluminium can (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
- 37.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a paper sheet (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron screw
- 38.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
- 39.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 40.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
Answer key
- push apart
- a safety pin
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- not needed
- False
- a wooden pencil
- a balloon
- test objects
- a results chart
- yeast
- north near south
- a battery cell
- the kind of paper
- needed
- the magnet used
- in pairs, opposite ends
- magnetic
- pull together
- yeast
- non-magnetic
- it becomes a magnet
- a compass
- True
- we change it
- south near north
- north near north
- a sewing needle
- it has no iron in it
- a wooden pencil
- non-magnetic
- it gets weaker
- magnetic
- True
- True
- iron filings
- a paper sheet
- they may swallow them
- non-magnetic
- non-magnetic
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