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) vinegar (d) a results chart
- 2.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 3.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
- 5.🔮 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
- 6.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
- 8.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip moves (c) the clip turns gold (d) the plate melts
- 9.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 10.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 11.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
- 12.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) aluminium (d) iron
- 13.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a safety pin (c) a plastic ruler (d) a copper wire
- 14.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
- 16.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 17.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 19.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) test objects
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
- 24.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) loose in a toy box
- 25.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) a steel paper clip
- 28.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 29.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an aluminium can (c) a safety pin (d) an iron nail
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) a tray
- 32.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 34.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
- 35.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) a steel paper clip
- 37.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) iron filings (c) a wooden pencil (d) a copper wire
- 39.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 40.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) towards the Sun (d) east and west
Answer key
- vinegar
- pull together
- False
- the kind of paper
- it becomes a magnet
- we measure it
- a battery cell
- the clip moves
- magnetic
- magnetic
- they may swallow them
- iron
- a safety pin
- push apart
- yeast
- non-magnetic
- False
- non-magnetic
- False
- False
- True
- vinegar
- test objects
- in pairs, opposite ends
- False
- magnetic
- a wooden pencil
- north near south
- False
- an aluminium can
- a balloon
- True
- we change it
- a glass marble
- True
- a cotton cloth
- False
- iron filings
- we keep it the same
- north and south
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