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