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Coils, Batteries and Paperclips is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on measuring cause and effect in electromagnets and other non-contact forces, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 3-PS2-3. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Coils, Batteries and Paperclips

3-PS2-3

NameDate

Look at the results, then answer.

1.
1 battery2 batteries3 batteries012345678910
Paperclips lifted by the same coil joined to one, two and three batteries. How many clips did two batteries lift?
2.
1 cm2 cm3 cm5 cm0123456789
Clips pulled up by a bar magnet held at four heights above them. Which height pulled up the most?
3.
Iron nailWooden pencil012345678
Clips lifted by two coils of 30 turns, one around an iron nail and one around a wooden pencil. Which lifted the most?
4.
1 cm3 cm5 cm8 cm02468101214
Paper pieces lifted by a rubbed balloon held at four heights above them. Which height lifted the fewest?

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Answer key — Coils, Batteries and Paperclips

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.7 clips.
  2. 2.1 cm, which pulled up 9 clips.
  3. 3.The iron nail, which lifted 8 clips.
  4. 4.8 cm, which lifted 0 pieces.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3-PS2-3 of the Next Generation Science Standards.