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