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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) test objects
- 2.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) yeast
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) an aluminium can (c) a wooden pencil (d) a sewing needle
- 5.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
- 6.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 9.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) up and down
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) test objects
- 15.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 16.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an aluminium can (c) a wooden pencil (d) a cotton cloth
- 18.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too light (d) it is too cold
- 19.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) a steel paper clip
- 20.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 21.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through
- 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 27.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets stronger (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
- 28.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 29.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 30.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
- 31.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) vinegar
- 33.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
- 36.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 38.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 39.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 40.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- a mirror
- True
- yeast
- a sewing needle
- they may swallow them
- False
- magnetic
- push apart
- True
- True
- north and south
- True
- not needed
- a balloon
- push apart
- True
- a safety pin
- it has no iron in it
- a wooden pencil
- non-magnetic
- a cotton cloth
- we keep it the same
- True
- sheets it pulls through
- the same table
- we measure it
- it gets weaker
- non-magnetic
- we change it
- north near north
- True
- test objects
- not needed
- True
- at its two poles
- False
- a battery cell
- magnetic
- non-magnetic
- needed
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