Magnet Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 390 · 40 questions

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.

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

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