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