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