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.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 2.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a plastic ruler (c) a sewing needle (d) a copper wire
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 6.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
- 7.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) a sewing needle
- 9.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
- 13.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron screw
- 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 table (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
- 20.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) south near north
- 21.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 22.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
- 25.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron nail (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
- 26.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a results chart
- 29.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
- 33.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
- 36.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) iron filings (c) a rubber eraser (d) a safety pin
- 38.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
- 40.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too cold (d) it is too light
Answer key
- non-magnetic
- False
- a sewing needle
- we keep it the same
- push apart
- it becomes a magnet
- we keep it the same
- a glass marble
- magnetic
- False
- True
- the clip moves
- False
- not needed
- the kind of paper
- False
- True
- a paper sheet
- sheets it pulls through
- south near south
- magnetic
- False
- we measure it
- a mirror
- a copper wire
- False
- push apart
- a battery cell
- needed
- False
- False
- at its two poles
- False
- True
- the magnet used
- pull together
- a rubber eraser
- True
- an aluminium can
- it has no iron in it
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