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.⚖️ 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
- 2.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it melts
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
- 4.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
- 8.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a glass marble (c) a paper sheet (d) a steel paper clip
- 9.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 12.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
- 13.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) dropped on the floor (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
- 14.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) north and south (c) up and down (d) towards the Sun
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
- 19.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a glass marble (c) a copper wire (d) a wooden pencil
- 22.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 23.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip moves (d) the clip turns gold
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
- 26.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 27.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 31.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
- 32.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) yeast
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (b) the same table (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) test objects
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
- 40.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
Answer key
- we measure it
- it becomes a magnet
- vinegar
- False
- True
- True
- an iron screw
- a steel paper clip
- True
- not needed
- False
- sheets it pulls through
- in pairs, opposite ends
- False
- True
- south near south
- north and south
- a bar magnet
- needed
- pull together
- an iron nail
- north near north
- False
- the clip moves
- turmeric powder
- push apart
- True
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- south near north
- north near south
- False
- magnetic
- a tray
- we change it
- the magnet used
- yeast
- vinegar
- it gets weaker
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