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.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 2.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 3.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a plastic ruler (c) a sewing needle (d) a wooden pencil
- 6.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
- 8.⚖️ 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 table (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
- 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon 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) yeast (c) test objects (d) a results chart
- 12.🛟 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
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a glass marble (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron nail
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a tray
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) yeast
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 19.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
- 20.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 21.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
- 22.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a copper wire (d) a safety pin
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a results chart
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
- 30.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 31.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 32.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) copper
- 33.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
- 34.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 35.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
- 37.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 38.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) yeast
- 40.🔮 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 melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
Answer key
- pull together
- magnetic
- not needed
- non-magnetic
- a sewing needle
- True
- a battery cell
- the magnet used
- a bar magnet
- not needed
- yeast
- in pairs, opposite ends
- the kind of paper
- an iron nail
- a tray
- test objects
- True
- we keep it the same
- sheets it pulls through
- non-magnetic
- they may swallow them
- a copper wire
- a balloon
- we change it
- needed
- non-magnetic
- not needed
- False
- vinegar
- push apart
- non-magnetic
- iron
- at its two poles
- push apart
- False
- it has no iron in it
- magnetic
- True
- yeast
- it becomes a magnet
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