Grades 1–3
Magnet Predict and Test
Guess whether eight objects will stick to a magnet, test them and write what you found out.
Science worksheet · Magnets
Magnetic or Not?
Write ten things under magnetic or not magnetic, then finish a sentence about what magnets pull on.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Magnets
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Magnetism, Predicting and testing, Attract and repel
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- A magnet pulls on things made of iron or steel. It does not pull on wood, plastic, paper, rubber or glass.
- Write each thing in the right column.
- Magnets pull on things made of
Words on this sheet
refrigerator doorrubber bandwooden blocksafety pinmetal scissorsplastic cupcrayonsteel nailpaper clip
Teacher tip
Let kids test a few of the objects with a real magnet before they write.
How to use it
- Give each table a magnet and a tray of small objects before the sheet.
- Ask kids to predict first, then test, then write.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
Kids who think all metals stick. Aluminum foil and coins usually don’t.
Talk about it
- Where do you see magnets at home?
- What did you notice that surprised you?
Take it further
Make a magnet maze with a paper clip on top of a paper plate.
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More magnets worksheets
Grades 2–3
North and South Poles
Attract or repel? Circle what happens when two magnet poles meet, then mark four facts true or false.
Grades K–2
Magnet Hunt
Walk around with a magnet and list five things it sticks to, five it does not and five to test.
Grades 2–3
How Strong Is a Magnet?
An experiment: how many sheets of paper can a magnet pull a paper clip through?
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