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