Science Worksheet · Grades 3–5
Magnets Worksheet
A printable physical-science worksheet for grades 3-5 that teaches what magnets are, which everyday materials they attract, and how the two poles work. Students classify eight common objects as magnetic or not magnetic, then answer four short-response items about poles and uses. A complete answer key is included.
Subject
Science
Grades
Grades 3–5
Skill Focus
Magnets, physical science
Lesson Length
20 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Magnets are one of the most hands-on topics in elementary physical science — kids have already played with refrigerator magnets and pulled paperclips through paper, so this worksheet pins their everyday observations to two specific science ideas: which materials a magnet can pull, and how the two poles of every magnet behave.
Section A is a classify task. Eight everyday objects (steel paperclip, plastic ruler, iron nail, rubber eraser, wooden pencil, glass marble, aluminum foil, refrigerator door) are listed; students write magnetic or not magnetic next to each one. A few items are useful trap-checks: aluminum is a metal but not magnetic, and a refrigerator door is magnetic because of the iron and steel inside the door panel.
Section B opens up the discussion on page 2. Four short-response items ask students to name the two poles, predict what happens when two north poles meet, identify the material in a paperclip that makes it stick, and give one real-world use of magnets they have seen. The reference box at the top of page 1 teaches the underlying rule (iron and nickel and metals that contain them are magnetic; opposite poles attract, like poles repel) without naming any of the specific Section A objects. Page 3 is a compact answer key.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box together and have students restate the attract/repel rule in their own words.
Do Section A independently; if a class set of magnets is handy, students can verify each answer hands-on.
Discuss Section B item 2 as a class so the like-poles-repel rule is heard out loud.
Pair with the Electricity Worksheet or Force and Motion Worksheet to keep physical-science thinking going.
Use the worksheet as a pre-assessment for a magnet-strength experiment lab the following day.
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Magnets Worksheet
A printable physical-science worksheet for grades 3-5 that teaches what magnets are, which everyday materials they attract, and how the two poles work. Students classify eight common objects as magnetic or not magnetic, then answer four short-response items about poles and uses. A complete answer key is included.
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