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 is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an aluminium can (c) a paper sheet (d) a copper wire
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 3.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) north and south (d) up and down
- 5.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 6.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a glass marble
- 8.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
- 11.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 12.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it melts
- 14.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a wooden pencil
- 16.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they are too hot
- 17.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
- 18.🔮 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
- 19.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) a rubber eraser
- 21.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
- 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a plastic ruler (c) a steel paper clip (d) a wooden pencil
- 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a tray
- 26.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) copper
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a balloon
- 28.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a results chart
- 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 38.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- an iron screw
- a battery cell
- True
- north and south
- we measure it
- not needed
- a glass marble
- False
- False
- a balloon
- push apart
- True
- it becomes a magnet
- magnetic
- a wooden pencil
- they may swallow them
- sheets it pulls through
- it gets weaker
- True
- a sewing needle
- south near north
- a steel paper clip
- we keep it the same
- the kind of paper
- a mirror
- iron
- test objects
- False
- True
- we change it
- True
- False
- True
- not needed
- False
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- needed
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