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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) aluminium (c) copper (d) iron
- 4.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 5.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 6.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets stronger (d) it becomes heavier
- 10.🛟 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
- 11.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 12.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) yeast
- 14.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 16.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too light (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
- 22.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
- 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔮 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) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) yeast
- 27.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 28.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
- 30.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
- 31.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 32.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a glass marble is 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 kept the same? (a) the same table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔮 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 melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
Answer key
- not needed
- False
- iron
- True
- we change it
- True
- True
- True
- it gets weaker
- in pairs, opposite ends
- pull together
- magnetic
- yeast
- not needed
- a bar magnet
- at its two poles
- True
- north near south
- we measure it
- False
- it has no iron in it
- north near north
- not needed
- True
- the clip moves
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- False
- a battery cell
- they may swallow them
- magnetic
- south near north
- False
- False
- the same table
- False
- False
- needed
- False
- it becomes a magnet
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