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