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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 2.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a sundial (c) a compass (d) a periscope
- 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a steel paper clip (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron nail
- 4.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 6.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
- 7.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) everywhere the same
- 9.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) loose in a toy box
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
- 11.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) turmeric powder
- 13.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 14.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 16.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
- 18.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) a rubber eraser (d) a safety pin
- 19.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
- 21.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a glass marble (c) a rubber eraser (d) a sewing needle
- 22.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 24.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
- 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a cotton cloth (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron nail
- 31.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
- 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
- 35.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) east and west
- 36.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 37.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
- 40.⚖️ 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 paper clip
Answer key
- we change it
- a compass
- a wooden pencil
- True
- magnetic
- south near north
- False
- at its two poles
- in pairs, opposite ends
- vinegar
- False
- a bar magnet
- north near south
- False
- we keep it the same
- non-magnetic
- sheets it pulls through
- a safety pin
- False
- it becomes a magnet
- a sewing needle
- False
- non-magnetic
- True
- True
- False
- True
- the kind of paper
- we keep it the same
- an iron nail
- non-magnetic
- yeast
- they may swallow them
- a balloon
- north and south
- magnetic
- True
- the same table
- the clip moves
- the magnet used
Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids