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) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a results chart
- 2.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
- 3.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the clip moves (c) the plate melts (d) nothing at all
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a cotton cloth (c) an aluminium can (d) a copper wire
- 5.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same table
- 6.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) yeast
- 11.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a cotton cloth (c) a safety pin (d) a steel paper clip
- 14.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
- 20.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an aluminium can (c) a copper wire (d) a plastic ruler
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a tray
- 24.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets stronger (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a cotton cloth
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 27.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a pulley (c) a sundial (d) a compass
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) a balloon
- 29.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 31.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 32.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a glass marble (c) a steel paper clip (d) a sewing needle
- 34.⚖️ 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 table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
- 35.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) iron
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 38.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a sewing needle (c) iron filings (d) an iron screw
- 40.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too cold (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too light
Answer key
- yeast
- north near north
- the clip moves
- a safety pin
- the same table
- needed
- not needed
- pull together
- a balloon
- a bar magnet
- True
- True
- a cotton cloth
- False
- False
- we change it
- the kind of paper
- False
- they may swallow them
- True
- True
- a safety pin
- vinegar
- it gets weaker
- an iron screw
- a mirror
- a compass
- a tray
- pull together
- turmeric powder
- non-magnetic
- False
- a glass marble
- the magnet used
- iron
- False
- non-magnetic
- False
- a paper sheet
- it has no iron in it
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