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