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: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 2.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) towards the Sun (c) east and west (d) north and south
- 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a balloon
- 6.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a compass
- 7.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
- 10.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
- 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? What do we do with “the same table”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an aluminium can (c) a safety pin (d) a plastic ruler
- 16.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
- 17.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a rubber eraser (c) an aluminium can (d) a wooden pencil
- 19.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
- 20.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 27.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
- 28.🛟 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
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron nail (d) a paper sheet
- 31.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a safety pin (c) a plastic ruler (d) an aluminium can
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a sewing needle (c) a copper wire (d) a paper sheet
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a steel paper clip (c) a wooden pencil (d) a glass marble
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
- 35.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a plastic ruler (c) a paper sheet (d) a cotton cloth
- 38.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
Answer key
- push apart
- north and south
- not needed
- a battery cell
- a balloon
- a compass
- False
- not needed
- the kind of paper
- False
- False
- a bar magnet
- False
- we keep it the same
- a safety pin
- in pairs, opposite ends
- False
- a sewing needle
- it gets weaker
- magnetic
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- False
- True
- south near north
- they may swallow them
- yeast
- an iron nail
- a safety pin
- a sewing needle
- a steel paper clip
- the same paper clip
- magnetic
- yeast
- an iron screw
- push apart
- we change it
- a balloon
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