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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
- 2.🛟 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
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
- 4.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 5.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 6.🔮 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 turns gold (d) the clip moves
- 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 11.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
- 12.🧺 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) vinegar
- 13.⚖️ 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 table (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) vinegar
- 17.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
- 19.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a pulley (c) a sundial (d) a periscope
- 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a glass marble (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
- 23.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) iron (c) gold (d) copper
- 27.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) a plastic ruler
- 29.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧲 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
- 31.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 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 melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) in the middle (c) at its two poles (d) nowhere
- 36.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- yeast
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a results chart
- we keep it the same
- magnetic
- the clip moves
- north near north
- True
- False
- pull together
- they may swallow them
- vinegar
- the magnet used
- we keep it the same
- magnetic
- test objects
- push apart
- a battery cell
- a compass
- an iron nail
- a bar magnet
- a balloon
- False
- True
- not needed
- iron
- push apart
- a safety pin
- False
- north and south
- False
- False
- it becomes a magnet
- False
- at its two poles
- True
- the same paper clip
- False
- True
- False
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