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.🔮 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 melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
- 2.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) yeast
- 4.🛟 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
- 5.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a periscope (c) a compass (d) a pulley
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) the magnet used
- 8.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too cold (c) it is too light (d) it has no iron in it
- 9.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) everywhere the same
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
- 13.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
- 16.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) copper (d) aluminium
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
- 18.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 19.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
- 20.🔮 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
- 21.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) a glass marble (d) a safety pin
- 23.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) vinegar
- 25.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a plastic ruler (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a paper sheet (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
- 27.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a results chart (d) test objects
- 29.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 34.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 40.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
Answer key
- it becomes a magnet
- False
- a results chart
- they may swallow them
- a compass
- we keep it the same
- the same paper clip
- it has no iron in it
- at its two poles
- False
- False
- south near north
- True
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a copper wire
- iron
- an iron screw
- True
- the magnet used
- it gets weaker
- pull together
- a glass marble
- False
- a tray
- iron filings
- an iron nail
- True
- turmeric powder
- north near north
- not needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- non-magnetic
- True
- True
- north near south
- not needed
- False
- a balloon
- south near south
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