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.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
- 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
- 4.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
- 5.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
- 7.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 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 same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
- 10.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too light (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
- 13.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) aluminium (d) iron
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
- 17.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a safety pin
- 19.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 22.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 23.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
- 24.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a glass marble (c) a steel paper clip (d) a copper wire
- 25.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) loose in a toy box
- 27.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
- 30.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a results chart
- 33.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) the magnet used
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a tray
- 40.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- not needed
- it gets weaker
- a copper wire
- north near south
- False
- they may swallow them
- True
- the same paper clip
- yeast
- needed
- it has no iron in it
- a battery cell
- True
- False
- iron
- the kind of paper
- False
- a glass marble
- True
- True
- we measure it
- magnetic
- it becomes a magnet
- a steel paper clip
- True
- in pairs, opposite ends
- north near north
- False
- sheets it pulls through
- True
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- False
- False
- True
- False
- we change it
- the magnet used
- a mirror
- needed
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