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