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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a tray
- 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron screw
- 4.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 5.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
- 6.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
- 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
- 9.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) an aluminium can
- 11.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 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
- 13.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 16.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 17.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a glass marble (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
- 19.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron screw (c) an aluminium can (d) a cotton cloth
- 20.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
- 22.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 25.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
- 27.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a plastic ruler (d) a sewing needle
- 29.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
- 33.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 34.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
- 36.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 37.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
- 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) up and down (c) towards the Sun (d) east and west
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a steel paper clip (c) a cotton cloth (d) an iron screw
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- vinegar
- a wooden pencil
- north near south
- it gets weaker
- not needed
- it becomes a magnet
- in pairs, opposite ends
- sheets it pulls through
- an aluminium can
- True
- yeast
- False
- True
- non-magnetic
- north near north
- a glass marble
- a balloon
- an iron screw
- magnetic
- a balloon
- needed
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- True
- a battery cell
- pull together
- a plastic ruler
- magnetic
- True
- at its two poles
- a results chart
- magnetic
- needed
- a bar magnet
- False
- the clip moves
- not needed
- north and south
- a cotton cloth
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