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.⚖️ 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
- 2.⚖️ 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) the same table (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
- 4.🧺 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 results chart
- 5.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
- 8.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 13.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 16.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a compass
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
- 19.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
- 20.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
- 21.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
- 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
- 25.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) copper
- 30.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 31.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
- 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
- 34.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a wooden pencil (c) a safety pin (d) a plastic ruler
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
- 36.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too cold (c) it is too light (d) it is too shiny
- 37.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
- 39.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- the magnet used
- yeast
- a mirror
- False
- True
- north near north
- False
- needed
- False
- they may swallow them
- False
- we change it
- True
- we keep it the same
- True
- a compass
- a results chart
- iron filings
- sheets it pulls through
- needed
- a balloon
- not needed
- a wooden pencil
- True
- magnetic
- turmeric powder
- we measure it
- iron
- push apart
- in pairs, opposite ends
- not needed
- it becomes a magnet
- a safety pin
- a paper sheet
- it has no iron in it
- False
- at its two poles
- True
- pull together
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