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