🧲 Part 1: Understanding Magnets

1. What is a magnet?

An object that can attract certain materials without touching them

A piece of plastic that sticks to everything

A tool that only works when it touches objects

2. Which of these materials are usually magnetic? (Tick all that apply)

Iron nail

Steel paperclip

Plastic spoon

Wooden block

3. Magnetic force can work:

Only when objects are touching

At a distance without touching

Only on plastic materials

🔬 Part 2: Testing Materials

4. Complete this table by testing objects with your magnet. Write "Yes" or "No" in each box:

5. What did you notice about the objects that were attracted to the magnet?

6. Complete this sentence: A magnetic force can attract objects even when the magnet is not _____________ them.

7. Draw a picture showing a magnet attracting a paperclip without touching it:

8. Predict: Which of these objects would you expect to be magnetic?

Steel scissors

Wooden pencil

Iron key

Glass marble

9. What is one thing that surprised you about magnets today?