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.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
- 2.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 4.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a copper wire (c) a plastic ruler (d) iron filings
- 6.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
- 8.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
- 10.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) test objects (d) a mirror
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 13.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) test objects
- 15.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a periscope (c) a compass (d) a sundial
- 16.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
- 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 19.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a wooden pencil
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
- 23.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
- 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 29.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 30.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) towards the Sun
- 32.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
- 35.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 36.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 37.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
- 38.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.🧺 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) yeast
Answer key
- the clip moves
- True
- we keep it the same
- a cotton cloth
- iron filings
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- True
- south near south
- they may swallow them
- test objects
- a results chart
- in pairs, opposite ends
- a mirror
- a compass
- magnetic
- turmeric powder
- we change it
- a wooden pencil
- vinegar
- True
- at its two poles
- push apart
- a balloon
- not needed
- needed
- True
- non-magnetic
- push apart
- True
- north and south
- False
- needed
- north near south
- non-magnetic
- magnetic
- it becomes a magnet
- True
- we keep it the same
- yeast
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