What a Magnet Will Pull is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on which objects a magnet pulls across a gap and which it does not, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 3-PS2-3. It prints 3 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Sort each one: The magnet pulled it or The magnet did not pull it?
Sort: An iron nail, A plastic button, A pinch of iron filings, A copper wire
The magnet pulled itThe magnet did not pull it
2.Sort each one: The magnet pulled it or The magnet did not pull it?
Sort: A brass key, A steel safety pin, An iron washer, An aluminum drinks can
The magnet pulled itThe magnet did not pull it
3.Sort each one: The magnet pulled it or The magnet did not pull it?
Sort: A steel thumbtack, A steel bottle top, A rubber band, A glass marble
The magnet pulled itThe magnet did not pull it
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Answer key — What a Magnet Will Pull
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A copper wire — The magnet did not pull it 2. A pinch of iron filings — The magnet pulled it 3. A plastic button — The magnet did not pull it 4. An iron nail — The magnet pulled it
2.1. A brass key — The magnet did not pull it 2. A steel safety pin — The magnet pulled it 3. An aluminum drinks can — The magnet did not pull it 4. An iron washer — The magnet pulled it
3.1. A glass marble — The magnet did not pull it 2. A rubber band — The magnet did not pull it 3. A steel bottle top — The magnet pulled it 4. A steel thumbtack — The magnet pulled it
Questions about What a Magnet Will Pull
What does the What a Magnet Will Pull worksheet cover?
It practices which objects a magnet pulls across a gap and which it does not — 3 questions for Grade 3, all on NGSS 3-PS2-3: Ask what causes two objects to attract or repel without touching. The instruction to students is “Sort each object into pulled or not pulled”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which NGSS performance expectation does What a Magnet Will Pull practice?
3-PS2-3, under Physical Science for Grade 3. The published performance expectation reads: “Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.” The worksheet assesses that performance expectation rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What a Magnet Will Pull is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3-PS2-3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What a Magnet Will Pull come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of What a Magnet Will Pull can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is What a Magnet Will Pull free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What a Magnet Will Pull, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for 3-PS2-3
Ask what causes two objects to attract or repel without touching.