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: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) nothing at all (c) the plate melts (d) the clip turns gold
- 3.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
- 5.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
- 7.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
- 8.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) north and south
- 10.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔮 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 gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) a bar magnet
- 14.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 20.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a compass (d) a periscope
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🧲 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
- 23.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
- 25.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
- 29.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a copper wire (d) iron filings
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
- 32.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a paper sheet (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) iron filings (c) a paper sheet (d) a safety pin
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) yeast
- 38.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- False
- the clip moves
- it gets weaker
- a battery cell
- False
- yeast
- north near south
- True
- north and south
- False
- True
- it becomes a magnet
- vinegar
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- we measure it
- False
- non-magnetic
- a compass
- the same table
- it has no iron in it
- True
- in pairs, opposite ends
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- a cotton cloth
- needed
- a copper wire
- a plastic ruler
- a safety pin
- we change it
- True
- not needed
- a paper sheet
- a tray
- north near north
- False
- needed
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