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 is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a steel paper clip (d) a wooden pencil
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
- 3.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
- 4.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) a safety pin
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
- 7.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 8.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
- 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too heavy (d) they are too hot
- 17.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 20.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a tray
- 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a paper sheet (c) an aluminium can (d) a glass marble
- 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) a bar magnet
- 26.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) nowhere
- 27.🔮 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 turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
- 28.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 29.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) an aluminium can
- 32.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
- 33.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a cotton cloth (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
- 36.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 39.🧺 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) a battery cell
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
Answer key
- a wooden pencil
- yeast
- in pairs, opposite ends
- push apart
- a rubber eraser
- a bar magnet
- magnetic
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- False
- test objects
- not needed
- sheets it pulls through
- True
- they may swallow them
- True
- we keep it the same
- non-magnetic
- needed
- a balloon
- a sewing needle
- not needed
- north near south
- vinegar
- at its two poles
- the clip moves
- south near south
- True
- the same table
- an aluminium can
- south near north
- True
- magnetic
- a cotton cloth
- not needed
- True
- pull together
- a battery cell
- a mirror
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