Grade 3 Science Worksheet on Properties of Magnets for 8-Year-Olds / Learning Corner

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Read each part of the worksheet carefully. Follow the directions for each section. Try your best to answer all the questions about magnets!

Circle the best answer for each question.

1. Which of these objects will a magnet attract (stick to)?
A) A plastic bottle
B) A steel paperclip
C) A glass window
2. Every magnet has two ends called ________.
A) points
B) sides
C) poles
3. What happens when you bring the North pole of one magnet to the South pole of another?
A) They attract (pull together)
B) They repel (push apart)
C) Nothing happens
4. What does the word "repel" mean?
A) To pull towards
B) To push away
C) To spin around
5. What happens when you bring two South poles of magnets together?
A) They attract
B) They repel
C) They melt
6. The area around a magnet where its invisible force works is called the:
A) Magnetic Circle
B) Magnetic Zone
C) Magnetic Field
7. A compass uses a small ________ to always point north.
A) magnet
B) piece of glass
C) drop of water
8. Which of these materials is magnetic?
A) Rubber
B) Iron
C) Wood
9. If you break a bar magnet in half, you get:
A) One North piece and one South piece
B) Two smaller magnets, each with a North and South pole
C) Two pieces that are no longer magnetic
10. A magnet will NOT attract a:
A) Refrigerator door
B) Wooden pencil
C) Metal screw

Read each sentence. Circle "True" if the statement is correct and "False" if it is incorrect.

11. A magnet's power can go through paper. True / False
12. The two poles of a magnet are called the East pole and West pole. True / False
13. All metals are attracted to magnets. True / False
14. The Earth acts like a giant magnet. True / False
15. Like poles attract each other (North and North). True / False

Draw a line to match the word in Column A with its correct meaning in Column B.

Column A (Word)	Column B (Meaning)
16. Attract	The end of the magnet that points South
17. Repel	To pull together
18. Bar Magnet	To push apart
19. South Pole	A magnet shaped like a rectangle
20. Horseshoe Magnet	A magnet shaped like the letter U

Write or draw your answer for each question.

21. What are the two poles of a magnet called?
22. Look at the magnets below. Will they ATTRACT or REPEL?

NS
↔
NS
23. Why doesn't a magnet stick to a plastic cup?
24. List two things in your classroom or home that a magnet will stick to.
1.

2.
25. In the box below, draw two bar magnets that are attracting each other. Label the North (N) and South (S) poles.
Draw here
26. What does "opposite poles attract" mean?
27. Name one way magnets are used in everyday life.
28. Look at the magnets below. Will they ATTRACT or REPEL?

NS
↔
SN
29. In the box below, draw a horseshoe magnet.
Draw here
30. If you hang a bar magnet on a string, its North pole will point to the Earth's ________.

The North pole and the South pole.
Repel (because the South pole is near the North pole of the other magnet - whoops, the question diagram is wrong. Correcting.) Answer for the diagram as shown `[N|S] <--> [N|S]`: Repel (because two North poles are facing each other).
Because plastic is not a magnetic material (it does not contain iron or steel).
(Answers will vary) Examples: Refrigerator, metal spoon, paperclip, metal car toy, radiator.
(Drawing should show two bar magnets with a North pole facing a South pole). Example: `[ N | S ] --> <-- [ N | S ]`
It means a North pole will pull a South pole towards it.
(Answers will vary) Examples: To hold notes on a fridge, in computer hard drives, in speakers, in electric motors.
Attract (because a South pole is facing a North pole).
(Drawing should be in the shape of a U).
North

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