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 of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) turmeric powder
- 2.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 3.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an iron screw (c) a glass marble (d) a paper sheet
- 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
- 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) a tray
- 9.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
- 10.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 11.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
- 12.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
- 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip moves (c) the clip turns gold (d) nothing at all
- 16.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
- 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
- 19.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 20.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
- 21.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the same paper clip (d) the kind of paper
- 25.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 26.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
- 28.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a paper sheet
- 30.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 33.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🔮 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
- 36.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 37.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a bar magnet
- True
- an iron screw
- not needed
- a tray
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- they may swallow them
- non-magnetic
- north near north
- in pairs, opposite ends
- not needed
- False
- the clip moves
- it becomes a magnet
- True
- a rubber eraser
- pull together
- the same table
- False
- False
- False
- sheets it pulls through
- pull together
- south near south
- a wooden pencil
- True
- a paper sheet
- needed
- False
- non-magnetic
- needed
- needed
- it gets weaker
- we keep it the same
- True
- south near north
- False
- False
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