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) north near south
- 2.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
- 4.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 5.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
- 7.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too shiny (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too cold
- 8.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a results chart (d) a tray
- 10.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 12.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 17.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a tray
- 20.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) in the middle
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) a steel paper clip
- 22.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a copper wire (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
- 24.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
- 25.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
- 26.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) iron filings (c) a rubber eraser (d) an aluminium can
- 29.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
- 31.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 32.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) aluminium (c) copper (d) iron
- 33.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) a cotton cloth
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
- 35.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a sewing needle (c) a glass marble (d) a copper wire
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) yeast
- 38.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 39.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
Answer key
- north near south
- True
- south near north
- we keep it the same
- pull together
- a tray
- it has no iron in it
- False
- turmeric powder
- False
- push apart
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a balloon
- a mirror
- the magnet used
- we change it
- needed
- a battery cell
- a mirror
- at its two poles
- a plastic ruler
- False
- an iron screw
- the clip moves
- they may swallow them
- not needed
- south near south
- iron filings
- False
- it gets weaker
- pull together
- iron
- a cotton cloth
- sheets it pulls through
- False
- a sewing needle
- a results chart
- non-magnetic
- True
- yeast
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