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