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