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 20 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
What a Magnet Will Pull
3-PS2-3
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Sort each object into pulled or not pulled.
1.Sort each one: The magnet pulled it or The magnet did not pull it?
Sort: A steel paperclip, An iron washer, A glass marble, A rubber band
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 steel bottle top, An aluminum drinks can, A plastic button, A steel thumbtack
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 pinch of iron filings, A wooden lolly stick, A copper wire, An iron nail
The magnet pulled itThe magnet did not pull it
LessonPrint · 3-PS2-3 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What a Magnet Will Pull
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A glass marble — The magnet did not pull it 2. A rubber band — The magnet did not pull it 3. A steel paperclip — The magnet pulled it 4. An iron washer — The magnet pulled it
2.1. A plastic button — The magnet did not pull it 2. A steel bottle top — The magnet pulled it 3. A steel thumbtack — The magnet pulled it 4. An aluminum drinks can — The magnet did not pull it
3.1. A copper wire — The magnet did not pull it 2. A pinch of iron filings — The magnet pulled it 3. A wooden lolly stick — The magnet did not pull it 4. An iron nail — The magnet pulled it
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3-PS2-3 of the Next Generation Science Standards.