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