Magnet Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 571 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
2. 2.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a rubber eraser
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a results chart
6. 6.🔮 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 moves (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
7. 7.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a copper wire (c) a plastic ruler (d) a safety pin
10. 10.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a compass (d) a periscope
11. 11.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
13. 13.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
14. 14.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
15. 15.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a paper sheet (c) a wooden pencil (d) a plastic ruler
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a cotton cloth (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
23. 23.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a copper wire (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) in the middle (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets weaker (d) it becomes heavier
28. 28.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
30. 30.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) east and west
31. 31.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a results chart
33. 33.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
35. 35.🔮 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
37. 37.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
39. 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
40. 40.🛟 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

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