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.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 2.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 5.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a sewing needle (c) a rubber eraser (d) a glass marble
- 6.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) towards the Sun (c) east and west (d) up and down
- 7.🔮 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
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) a copper wire
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) test objects
- 11.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
- 13.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a plastic ruler (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
- 15.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) iron (d) aluminium
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) test objects
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) yeast
- 22.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
- 24.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 25.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
- 29.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
- 30.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
- 31.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
- 33.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it melts (c) it gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
- 36.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
- 38.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a periscope (c) a pulley (d) a compass
- 40.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
Answer key
- push apart
- False
- True
- pull together
- a sewing needle
- north and south
- the clip moves
- a cotton cloth
- a steel paper clip
- test objects
- in pairs, opposite ends
- yeast
- True
- iron filings
- False
- pull together
- False
- True
- iron
- vinegar
- yeast
- False
- a battery cell
- non-magnetic
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- a glass marble
- they may swallow them
- the magnet used
- we keep it the same
- a bar magnet
- non-magnetic
- we change it
- it becomes a magnet
- True
- a results chart
- True
- a compass
- at its two poles
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