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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) yeast
- 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.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 4.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 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 magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip
- 6.⚖️ 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 same table (d) sheets it pulls through
- 7.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an aluminium can (c) a safety pin (d) iron filings
- 8.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a glass marble (c) a wooden pencil (d) a steel paper clip
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
- 10.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a paper sheet (c) a cotton cloth (d) a plastic ruler
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) yeast
- 13.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 15.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
- 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 17.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a tray
- 20.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a safety pin (c) a cotton cloth (d) a rubber eraser
- 22.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) iron (c) copper (d) gold
- 23.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 28.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 29.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a glass marble (d) an iron nail
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 33.🧲 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
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a compass
- 37.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a copper wire (c) a cotton cloth (d) a plastic ruler
- 38.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
- 39.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a steel paper clip (c) a safety pin (d) an aluminium can
Answer key
- a bar magnet
- we measure it
- magnetic
- False
- the same paper clip
- sheets it pulls through
- an aluminium can
- a steel paper clip
- a mirror
- False
- an iron nail
- yeast
- needed
- pull together
- it gets weaker
- we change it
- True
- True
- a balloon
- False
- a safety pin
- iron
- True
- False
- south near north
- False
- non-magnetic
- magnetic
- True
- a glass marble
- False
- pull together
- it has no iron in it
- False
- True
- a compass
- a sewing needle
- the clip moves
- True
- an aluminium can
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