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 glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
- 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
- 4.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a plastic ruler (c) a steel paper clip (d) iron filings
- 5.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an aluminium can (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
- 8.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔮 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
- 10.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔮 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
- 12.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) yeast
- 14.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a glass marble (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron screw
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a wooden pencil (d) a sewing needle
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 19.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
- 20.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 21.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too cold (d) it is too shiny
- 26.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 27.⚖️ 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 same table
- 28.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 29.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) test objects
- 31.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 32.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a tray
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
- 35.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) north and south
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🛟 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
- 39.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
Answer key
- False
- north near south
- a wooden pencil
- a plastic ruler
- True
- False
- a safety pin
- False
- it becomes a magnet
- False
- the clip moves
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- a glass marble
- a wooden pencil
- False
- False
- south near south
- they may swallow them
- non-magnetic
- not needed
- magnetic
- True
- False
- it has no iron in it
- non-magnetic
- the same table
- non-magnetic
- pull together
- a mirror
- we measure it
- non-magnetic
- turmeric powder
- a bar magnet
- north and south
- False
- False
- in pairs, opposite ends
- north near north
- sheets it pulls through
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