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