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.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 2.⚖️ 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 magnet used
- 3.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🧲 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
- 5.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a rubber eraser (c) a wooden pencil (d) an aluminium can
- 6.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) a rubber eraser
- 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) yeast
- 9.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
- 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
- 13.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 14.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) a steel paper clip
- 17.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 18.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) aluminium (c) copper (d) iron
- 19.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) iron filings (c) a rubber eraser (d) a glass marble
- 21.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) the clip turns gold
- 23.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
- 25.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same table
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) north and south
- 29.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 32.🧺 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) a battery cell
- 33.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets stronger
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper
- 35.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
- 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) vinegar
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a tray
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron screw (c) a glass marble (d) an aluminium can
- 40.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- non-magnetic
- sheets it pulls through
- needed
- it has no iron in it
- an iron nail
- an iron screw
- north near north
- a bar magnet
- False
- in pairs, opposite ends
- not needed
- at its two poles
- north near south
- True
- False
- an aluminium can
- we change it
- iron
- False
- iron filings
- needed
- the clip moves
- True
- an iron nail
- the magnet used
- the same table
- True
- north and south
- False
- False
- push apart
- a battery cell
- it gets weaker
- the kind of paper
- they may swallow them
- pull together
- test objects
- vinegar
- an iron screw
- False
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