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.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 2.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a tray
- 8.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it melts
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) yeast
- 10.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
- 11.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) turmeric powder
- 13.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
- 16.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets stronger (d) it gets weaker
- 18.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) south near north
- 20.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) a cotton cloth
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a rubber eraser (c) a glass marble (d) a steel paper clip
- 26.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a safety pin (c) an iron screw (d) iron filings
- 28.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 29.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too light (c) it is too shiny (d) it is too cold
- 30.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) test objects
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
- 33.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
- 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a paper sheet (c) a glass marble (d) iron filings
- 37.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (d) the same table
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a tray
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
- 40.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- pull together
- True
- north near south
- we keep it the same
- False
- a balloon
- it becomes a magnet
- a results chart
- sheets it pulls through
- True
- turmeric powder
- True
- they may swallow them
- a copper wire
- True
- it gets weaker
- not needed
- south near south
- magnetic
- not needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- a cotton cloth
- a steel paper clip
- False
- a wooden pencil
- non-magnetic
- it has no iron in it
- we change it
- a mirror
- yeast
- north near north
- True
- True
- iron filings
- the magnet used
- vinegar
- a bar magnet
- non-magnetic
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