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 north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 2.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 3.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 4.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔮 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
- 7.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
- 9.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a sewing needle (c) a plastic ruler (d) a wooden pencil
- 11.🔮 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
- 12.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 13.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 14.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a bar magnet
- 16.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a paper sheet (c) iron filings (d) a plastic ruler
- 17.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
- 20.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a pulley (c) a sundial (d) a compass
- 21.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a rubber eraser (c) a cotton cloth (d) a safety pin
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 23.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) yeast
- 26.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) north and south (d) up and down
- 27.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
- 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an aluminium can (c) a copper wire (d) a wooden pencil
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a tray
- 30.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 31.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 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 table (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
- 34.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
- 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) test objects
- 38.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
- 39.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a copper wire (c) a wooden pencil (d) a plastic ruler
Answer key
- pull together
- non-magnetic
- push apart
- True
- True
- it gets weaker
- pull together
- a mirror
- not needed
- a sewing needle
- the clip moves
- non-magnetic
- False
- sheets it pulls through
- vinegar
- iron filings
- True
- at its two poles
- turmeric powder
- a compass
- a safety pin
- a bar magnet
- magnetic
- yeast
- a results chart
- north and south
- south near south
- a steel paper clip
- a tray
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- the magnet used
- north near south
- not needed
- we change it
- turmeric powder
- north near north
- False
- an iron nail
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