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.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
- 4.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 6.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) north and south
- 11.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an aluminium can (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
- 12.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too shiny (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too light
- 13.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a glass marble (c) iron filings (d) an iron nail
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a battery cell (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
- 16.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 17.🧺 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 mirror
- 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a sewing needle (d) a cotton cloth
- 19.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same table (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
- 24.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a wooden pencil (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron nail
- 26.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 27.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) test objects
- 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a results chart
- 34.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) aluminium (d) iron
- 35.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 39.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
- 40.🔮 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
Answer key
- False
- False
- they may swallow them
- True
- pull together
- False
- the same paper clip
- True
- not needed
- north and south
- a steel paper clip
- it has no iron in it
- True
- a glass marble
- a battery cell
- non-magnetic
- a mirror
- a cotton cloth
- push apart
- we change it
- True
- magnetic
- sheets it pulls through
- True
- an iron nail
- magnetic
- at its two poles
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- needed
- needed
- the magnet used
- vinegar
- iron
- False
- True
- True
- push apart
- south near south
- it becomes a magnet
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