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.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a tray
- 3.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
- 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a tray
- 9.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a compass
- 10.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) iron filings (c) a glass marble (d) a safety pin
- 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.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 13.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 14.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
- 17.🔮 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
- 18.⚖️ 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 same table (c) the same paper clip (d) the kind of paper
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a wooden pencil (c) iron filings (d) a glass marble
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
- 22.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
- 24.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
- 25.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 26.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) iron filings
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) test objects
- 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a copper wire (c) a glass marble (d) a plastic ruler
- 29.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) yeast
- 32.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a copper wire (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron screw
- 34.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
- 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 38.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 40.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
Answer key
- True
- a balloon
- True
- a bar magnet
- the magnet used
- False
- True
- a balloon
- a compass
- a glass marble
- we keep it the same
- pull together
- north near north
- False
- needed
- test objects
- the clip moves
- sheets it pulls through
- iron filings
- turmeric powder
- vinegar
- False
- a battery cell
- they may swallow them
- pull together
- a plastic ruler
- a mirror
- a steel paper clip
- False
- False
- yeast
- False
- an iron screw
- in pairs, opposite ends
- True
- at its two poles
- north near south
- False
- push apart
- non-magnetic
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