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 balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
- 3.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 7.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 8.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
- 9.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
- 10.🧲 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
- 11.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 12.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 13.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
- 14.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) dropped on the floor
- 19.🧺 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) a mirror
- 20.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
- 23.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a periscope (c) a pulley (d) a compass
- 24.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 25.⚖️ 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) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) vinegar
- 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 28.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
- 29.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 30.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror 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? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same table (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
- 33.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a plastic ruler (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
- 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a steel paper clip (c) a safety pin (d) an iron nail
- 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a glass marble (d) a steel paper clip
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a tray
Answer key
- True
- a rubber eraser
- False
- False
- True
- pull together
- south near north
- at its two poles
- it becomes a magnet
- north and south
- we change it
- magnetic
- the magnet used
- False
- needed
- False
- False
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a mirror
- they may swallow them
- a battery cell
- yeast
- a compass
- south near south
- sheets it pulls through
- vinegar
- we keep it the same
- north near south
- push apart
- True
- not needed
- the same table
- needed
- False
- True
- an iron nail
- a tray
- a plastic ruler
- a glass marble
- a mirror
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