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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a battery cell (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
- 2.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
- 3.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) the clip turns gold
- 4.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 5.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
- 7.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) yeast
- 13.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a steel paper clip (d) a glass marble
- 14.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 15.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 17.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
- 18.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
- 20.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
- 22.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets stronger (d) it gets weaker
- 23.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a wooden pencil
- 24.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron screw (c) a copper wire (d) a plastic ruler
- 26.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a steel paper clip (c) a plastic ruler (d) a rubber eraser
- 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a wooden pencil (c) a paper sheet (d) a safety pin
- 29.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
- 30.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
- 33.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) vinegar
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
- 36.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 38.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron nail (c) a cotton cloth (d) a paper sheet
- 40.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
Answer key
- a battery cell
- at its two poles
- the clip moves
- False
- sheets it pulls through
- a balloon
- south near north
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- a glass marble
- magnetic
- False
- pull together
- a copper wire
- needed
- north near north
- needed
- a balloon
- it gets weaker
- a wooden pencil
- south near south
- an iron screw
- a steel paper clip
- not needed
- a safety pin
- in pairs, opposite ends
- True
- False
- a results chart
- False
- test objects
- turmeric powder
- False
- we keep it the same
- magnetic
- an iron nail
- north near south
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