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.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) aluminium (c) copper (d) iron
- 2.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 3.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too shiny (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too cold
- 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
- 7.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a steel paper clip (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
- 10.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 11.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 12.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
- 16.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
- 17.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
- 18.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 19.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
- 21.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) yeast
- 23.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a results chart
- 25.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (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 magnet used”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 27.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
- 28.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
- 30.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 32.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip moves (c) the plate melts (d) the clip turns gold
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
- 34.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a tray (d) test objects
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
- 38.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) up and down (c) east and west (d) towards the Sun
- 40.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a compass (c) a pulley (d) a sundial
Answer key
- iron
- magnetic
- True
- it has no iron in it
- not needed
- at its two poles
- True
- pull together
- a steel paper clip
- True
- magnetic
- True
- north near south
- a tray
- a battery cell
- it gets weaker
- north near north
- magnetic
- we keep it the same
- south near north
- push apart
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- False
- we change it
- in pairs, opposite ends
- True
- a mirror
- False
- push apart
- the clip moves
- a battery cell
- they may swallow them
- turmeric powder
- a results chart
- turmeric powder
- needed
- north and south
- a compass
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