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 cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a paper sheet
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
- 4.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a glass marble (c) a paper sheet (d) a copper wire
- 5.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
- 6.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a sundial
- 7.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
- 8.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) a tray
- 12.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
- 17.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip turns gold (c) the plate melts (d) the clip moves
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a cotton cloth (d) a sewing needle
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
- 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 22.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) vinegar
- 26.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a steel paper clip (c) a glass marble (d) an aluminium can
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 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) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a tray
- 32.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 33.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) up and down
- 34.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
- 36.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 38.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🧺 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) a battery cell
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a results chart
Answer key
- False
- an iron screw
- yeast
- an iron nail
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a compass
- a cotton cloth
- we change it
- False
- needed
- a mirror
- False
- False
- True
- True
- turmeric powder
- the clip moves
- a cotton cloth
- False
- the same table
- we keep it the same
- True
- False
- at its two poles
- vinegar
- False
- a steel paper clip
- True
- True
- True
- vinegar
- pull together
- north and south
- False
- they may swallow them
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- a battery cell
- a balloon
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