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