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 tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a compass (c) a sundial (d) a periscope
- 2.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
- 3.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
- 4.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an aluminium can (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
- 5.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) a results chart
- 8.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a tray
- 10.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same table
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 14.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a rubber eraser (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
- 15.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
- 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 same paper clip
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a cotton cloth (c) a plastic ruler (d) a steel paper clip
- 20.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 23.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a cotton cloth (c) an aluminium can (d) a sewing needle
- 25.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
- 27.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too cold (d) it is too light
- 28.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) north and south
- 29.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it turns to wood
- 30.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 31.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel paper clip (c) a wooden pencil (d) a rubber eraser
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
- 34.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an aluminium can (c) a copper wire (d) a wooden pencil
- 35.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
- 36.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) iron filings (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
- 37.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 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) vinegar
Answer key
- a compass
- in pairs, opposite ends
- south near north
- iron filings
- needed
- False
- yeast
- True
- a mirror
- the same table
- we keep it the same
- pull together
- we keep it the same
- an iron nail
- True
- an aluminium can
- the same paper clip
- a battery cell
- a steel paper clip
- True
- False
- magnetic
- we measure it
- a sewing needle
- magnetic
- turmeric powder
- it has no iron in it
- north and south
- it becomes a magnet
- push apart
- a steel paper clip
- False
- the clip moves
- a safety pin
- north near south
- a plastic ruler
- False
- True
- True
- vinegar
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