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