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.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 2.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 4.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
- 8.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a safety pin (c) an aluminium can (d) a cotton cloth
- 9.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
- 12.🔮 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
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) a bar magnet
- 14.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 15.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too cold (c) it is too light (d) it is too shiny
- 16.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a sewing needle (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
- 20.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a pulley (c) a compass (d) a sundial
- 21.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 22.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a sewing needle
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a plastic ruler (d) a steel paper clip
- 27.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) an aluminium can (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
- 31.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a wooden pencil (c) a copper wire (d) an aluminium can
- 33.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a safety pin (c) an iron screw (d) a copper wire
- 36.⚖️ 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 same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
- 37.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔮 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
- 39.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
Answer key
- pull together
- not needed
- we change it
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- north near north
- a safety pin
- True
- a glass marble
- a balloon
- it becomes a magnet
- vinegar
- non-magnetic
- it has no iron in it
- not needed
- magnetic
- a rubber eraser
- vinegar
- a compass
- False
- pull together
- we keep it the same
- False
- a wooden pencil
- a plastic ruler
- False
- turmeric powder
- turmeric powder
- an aluminium can
- non-magnetic
- a steel paper clip
- needed
- False
- a copper wire
- sheets it pulls through
- True
- the clip moves
- False
- yeast
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