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.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 3.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
- 4.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.⚖️ 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 paper clip
- 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.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 8.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) yeast
- 11.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 13.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets weaker (d) it turns to copper
- 14.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) dropped on the floor
- 15.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a sundial (c) a pulley (d) a compass
- 16.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
- 20.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 21.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
- 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.🧲 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
- 25.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) a rubber eraser
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a rubber eraser (d) a safety pin
- 27.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) a glass marble (d) an iron screw
- 33.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it melts (d) it gets heavier
- 34.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
- 37.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 38.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 39.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a plastic ruler (c) a sewing needle (d) a safety pin
Answer key
- needed
- False
- the clip moves
- needed
- the same paper clip
- we keep it the same
- pull together
- True
- south near south
- yeast
- non-magnetic
- we keep it the same
- it gets weaker
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a compass
- False
- True
- non-magnetic
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- False
- a mirror
- not needed
- it has no iron in it
- iron filings
- a rubber eraser
- push apart
- not needed
- yeast
- True
- north near north
- a glass marble
- it becomes a magnet
- False
- a mirror
- a balloon
- magnetic
- we measure it
- they may swallow them
- a plastic ruler
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