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 magnet used”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a tray
- 3.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) east and west
- 5.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 7.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) an iron screw (c) a plastic ruler (d) a rubber eraser
- 10.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
- 11.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 12.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
- 13.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) vinegar (d) test objects
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) iron filings
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
- 19.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) iron filings (c) an iron screw (d) a sewing needle
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a sewing needle (d) a glass marble
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) test objects
- 23.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 24.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too light (d) it has no iron in it
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
- 26.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔮 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
- 29.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
- 30.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ 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 same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
- 32.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a glass marble (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
- 38.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 39.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a compass
- 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- we change it
- a battery cell
- True
- north and south
- True
- a bar magnet
- True
- False
- an iron screw
- the clip moves
- magnetic
- north near north
- False
- non-magnetic
- we keep it the same
- vinegar
- a copper wire
- vinegar
- south near south
- a paper sheet
- a glass marble
- test objects
- False
- it has no iron in it
- a rubber eraser
- needed
- False
- it becomes a magnet
- in pairs, opposite ends
- True
- sheets it pulls through
- True
- False
- False
- False
- True
- a steel paper clip
- we measure it
- a compass
- not needed
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