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: 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) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
- 2.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) a steel paper clip (d) a plastic ruler
- 3.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 4.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 5.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
- 6.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
- 7.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🛟 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
- 9.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
- 13.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 18.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) vinegar (d) test objects
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) a mirror
- 22.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
- 27.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) towards the Sun
- 30.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
- 33.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (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) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same table
Answer key
- the clip moves
- a plastic ruler
- push apart
- non-magnetic
- the magnet used
- a wooden pencil
- needed
- in pairs, opposite ends
- False
- a results chart
- True
- south near north
- False
- not needed
- True
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- True
- vinegar
- vinegar
- a tray
- needed
- False
- push apart
- False
- a mirror
- False
- False
- north and south
- True
- False
- a battery cell
- they may swallow them
- we measure it
- True
- True
- a battery cell
- a copper wire
- a rubber eraser
- the same table
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