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? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) test objects
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a steel paper clip (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
- 7.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through
- 9.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
- 10.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 13.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a copper wire (c) a rubber eraser (d) a steel paper clip
- 14.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
- 15.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
- 17.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 19.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a results chart
- 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) a safety pin (d) a plastic ruler
- 23.🔮 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
- 24.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) the same table
- 27.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 28.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) north and south (d) towards the Sun
- 30.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) test objects
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
- 33.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
- 34.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) test objects (d) a tray
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
- 37.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) an iron nail (c) a glass marble (d) a cotton cloth
- 38.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
Answer key
- False
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- a wooden pencil
- False
- the kind of paper
- it becomes a magnet
- not needed
- False
- a results chart
- a steel paper clip
- they may swallow them
- True
- at its two poles
- not needed
- non-magnetic
- the magnet used
- yeast
- not needed
- a plastic ruler
- the clip moves
- True
- south near south
- sheets it pulls through
- non-magnetic
- True
- north and south
- False
- test objects
- a bar magnet
- north near south
- non-magnetic
- a battery cell
- a rubber eraser
- an iron nail
- False
- needed
- it has no iron in it
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