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.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 2.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) an aluminium can (d) iron filings
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a tray
- 4.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 6.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a wooden pencil (c) a copper wire (d) an aluminium can
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
- 8.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 14.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
- 15.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same paper clip
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) test objects
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a copper wire (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
- 18.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
- 19.🔮 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 turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
- 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a wooden pencil (c) a safety pin (d) a plastic ruler
- 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 22.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 25.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
- 27.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) gold (c) copper (d) iron
- 30.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a plastic ruler (c) a sewing needle (d) a cotton cloth
- 32.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a paper sheet (c) a plastic ruler (d) a cotton cloth
- 33.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
- 34.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too cold (d) it is too light
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 37.⚖️ 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 table (c) sheets it pulls through
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
- 39.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 40.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- push apart
- an aluminium can
- a balloon
- False
- non-magnetic
- a sewing needle
- a battery cell
- True
- False
- True
- True
- False
- pull together
- they may swallow them
- the same paper clip
- yeast
- an iron nail
- sheets it pulls through
- the clip moves
- a safety pin
- we change it
- needed
- False
- we measure it
- True
- a battery cell
- True
- not needed
- iron
- True
- a sewing needle
- a steel paper clip
- the magnet used
- False
- it has no iron in it
- test objects
- the same table
- a mirror
- push apart
- False
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