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 tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets weaker (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets stronger
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a results chart (d) a tray
- 4.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
- 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a plastic ruler (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
- 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 12.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
- 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) up and down (c) east and west (d) towards the Sun
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
- 21.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) nowhere (c) in the middle (d) everywhere the same
- 22.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too shiny
- 23.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
- 26.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 28.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) test objects
- 30.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the clip turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
- 31.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a mirror
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) iron filings (c) an iron screw (d) a copper wire
- 40.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
Answer key
- needed
- it gets weaker
- turmeric powder
- True
- a paper sheet
- not needed
- False
- a plastic ruler
- north near south
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- False
- push apart
- True
- True
- an aluminium can
- north and south
- we change it
- the kind of paper
- vinegar
- at its two poles
- it has no iron in it
- False
- magnetic
- a balloon
- True
- we keep it the same
- False
- a mirror
- the clip moves
- False
- True
- needed
- needed
- a mirror
- we measure it
- not needed
- pull together
- a copper wire
- magnetic
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