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 vinegar 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? What do we do with “sheets it pulls through”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 3.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a glass marble (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron nail
- 4.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 6.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
- 9.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) north and south (d) up and down
- 10.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too light (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too shiny
- 11.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a tray (d) test objects
- 19.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
- 20.🔮 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 moves (c) the clip turns gold (d) nothing at all
- 21.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a copper wire
- 26.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) the same table (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
- 27.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a rubber eraser (c) a sewing needle (d) a cotton cloth
- 29.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) vinegar
- 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 32.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 33.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a compass (c) a sundial (d) a periscope
- 34.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) sheets it pulls through
- 36.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) an aluminium can (c) an iron screw (d) a steel paper clip
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a rubber eraser
- 40.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- not needed
- we measure it
- an iron nail
- False
- non-magnetic
- they may swallow them
- a balloon
- a paper sheet
- north and south
- it has no iron in it
- False
- True
- False
- needed
- in pairs, opposite ends
- False
- vinegar
- turmeric powder
- it gets weaker
- the clip moves
- the kind of paper
- we change it
- False
- pull together
- a copper wire
- the magnet used
- False
- a sewing needle
- north near south
- a bar magnet
- not needed
- push apart
- a compass
- south near south
- sheets it pulls through
- True
- an aluminium can
- we keep it the same
- a rubber eraser
- True
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