Magnet Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 668 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
2. 2.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
3. 3.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
12. 12.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
15. 15.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a mirror
20. 20.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
23. 23.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
24. 24.⚖️ 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 same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
25. 25.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
26. 26.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
27. 27.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) yeast
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a paper sheet (c) iron filings (d) an aluminium can
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through
33. 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a wooden pencil (c) a plastic ruler (d) a glass marble
34. 34.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a glass marble (c) a wooden pencil (d) a sewing needle
38. 38.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
39. 39.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a glass marble (c) a safety pin (d) a paper sheet
40. 40.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True

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