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.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
- 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a results chart
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🛟 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
- 8.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
- 11.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 13.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔮 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) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a sewing needle (c) a safety pin (d) iron filings
- 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron nail (c) an aluminium can (d) a paper sheet
- 21.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
- 23.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a copper wire
- 30.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) up and down
- 32.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 33.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a results chart
- 35.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
- 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a paper sheet
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a compass (c) a pulley (d) a sundial
Answer key
- False
- south near north
- not needed
- True
- yeast
- True
- they may swallow them
- pull together
- sheets it pulls through
- in pairs, opposite ends
- True
- vinegar
- non-magnetic
- True
- pull together
- True
- the clip moves
- we keep it the same
- a plastic ruler
- an iron nail
- True
- north near south
- True
- we keep it the same
- needed
- the magnet used
- turmeric powder
- a results chart
- a copper wire
- True
- north and south
- magnetic
- non-magnetic
- a mirror
- True
- turmeric powder
- we change it
- a paper sheet
- we keep it the same
- a compass
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