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 pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
- 2.🛟 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
- 3.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) vinegar
- 5.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
- 8.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) vinegar
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
- 12.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
- 13.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
- 14.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
- 16.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) yeast
- 19.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
- 21.🔮 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
- 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
- 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a steel paper clip (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
- 28.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) iron filings (d) a copper wire
- 29.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets stronger (c) it gets weaker (d) it turns to copper
- 31.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 32.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
- 33.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a results chart
- 36.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) north and south (d) towards the Sun
- 37.🧺 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) vinegar
- 38.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
Answer key
- south near north
- in pairs, opposite ends
- needed
- a tray
- True
- we change it
- a battery cell
- south near south
- True
- test objects
- a mirror
- the magnet used
- north near north
- True
- they may swallow them
- False
- at its two poles
- yeast
- push apart
- a balloon
- the clip moves
- we keep it the same
- False
- a battery cell
- not needed
- a steel paper clip
- vinegar
- a copper wire
- True
- it gets weaker
- pull together
- the kind of paper
- True
- False
- yeast
- north and south
- vinegar
- False
- a bar magnet
- a balloon
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