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 is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
- 2.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) a steel paper clip
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a wooden pencil (c) a plastic ruler (d) a glass marble
- 5.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
- 6.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a paper sheet (c) a copper wire (d) a plastic ruler
- 7.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it melts
- 8.🧺 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 results chart
- 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 magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
- 10.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
- 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) an aluminium can (d) a steel paper clip
- 15.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
- 17.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 18.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a copper wire (c) a steel paper clip (d) a glass marble
- 21.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a mirror
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) yeast
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
- 25.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too cold (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too light
- 26.🔮 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 plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 37.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 39.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- a results chart
- a wooden pencil
- a battery cell
- a sewing needle
- they may swallow them
- iron filings
- it becomes a magnet
- vinegar
- sheets it pulls through
- False
- south near south
- we keep it the same
- the same table
- an aluminium can
- False
- the magnet used
- we change it
- non-magnetic
- we keep it the same
- a steel paper clip
- False
- test objects
- a tray
- a wooden pencil
- it has no iron in it
- the clip moves
- turmeric powder
- True
- a bar magnet
- we measure it
- needed
- False
- not needed
- False
- True
- push apart
- needed
- turmeric powder
- True
- True
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