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