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 plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
- 6.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
- 7.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it melts (d) it gets heavier
- 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
- 15.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a plastic ruler (d) a steel paper clip
- 17.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) a wooden pencil (d) a safety pin
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron screw (c) a paper sheet (d) a glass marble
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 23.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) vinegar (d) a mirror
- 27.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
- 28.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
- 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.🛟 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
- 39.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a rubber eraser (c) a steel paper clip (d) a glass marble
Answer key
- True
- needed
- needed
- we measure it
- north near north
- they may swallow them
- False
- it becomes a magnet
- north near south
- we keep it the same
- False
- south near north
- a glass marble
- a balloon
- False
- a plastic ruler
- a wooden pencil
- an iron screw
- True
- True
- we keep it the same
- False
- south near south
- True
- False
- a results chart
- at its two poles
- True
- True
- not needed
- False
- False
- True
- the magnet used
- True
- a battery cell
- we change it
- in pairs, opposite ends
- not needed
- a steel paper clip
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