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? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through
- 2.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 3.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a steel paper clip (c) a paper sheet (d) a rubber eraser
- 6.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a copper wire (c) a cotton cloth (d) a safety pin
- 7.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🔮 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 gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
- 14.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 22.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) dropped on the floor (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
- 24.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 25.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 26.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 29.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 31.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) test objects
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) yeast
- 34.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) iron filings (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the magnet used
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 39.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 40.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- the same paper clip
- we keep it the same
- False
- it has no iron in it
- a steel paper clip
- a safety pin
- needed
- magnetic
- not needed
- False
- False
- we measure it
- it becomes a magnet
- False
- False
- south near south
- not needed
- False
- True
- False
- we change it
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a balloon
- True
- non-magnetic
- north near south
- False
- pull together
- True
- push apart
- magnetic
- a battery cell
- yeast
- False
- a rubber eraser
- a battery cell
- the same table
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- True
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