Magnets and Magnetic Fields
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"Magnets and Magnetic Fields" is written for 6th Grade (Ages 11-12), and it covers NGSS MS-PS2-5. If your student is a year younger but already steady on energy, the page still works. You may just need to read the instructions out loud. And if they are older and electricity and magnetism never quite stuck, this is a short review rather than busywork.
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6th grade science worksheet: read about poles and field lines, then use a table of electromagnet coils to predict paper clips. Answer key included. Part of our electricity and magnetism energy collection. Aligned to NGSS standards.
How do I use this worksheet?
Have students trace each path with a finger before they answer which bulbs stay lit. On the magnet sheet, ask students to find the pattern in the table before they predict 50 coils.
What students will practice
- Students will describe how like and opposite magnetic poles act on each other.
- Students will read field lines to find the direction and the strongest part of a magnetic field.
- Students will use a table to predict paper clips lifted and relate coils to electromagnet strength.
Curriculum Links
Next Generation Science Standards
Science · 6th Grade
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FAQ
How do I use this electricity and magnetism worksheet?
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Have students trace each path with a finger before they answer which bulbs stay lit. On the magnet sheet, ask students to find the pattern in the table before they predict 50 coils.
What does this worksheet teach?
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Read about poles and field lines, then use a table of electromagnet coils to predict paper clips. The directions on the page read: Read the text, field lines and table. Then answer the questions on page 2. An answer key is included.
Can I use this electricity and magnetism worksheet for homeschool or classroom?
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Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade energy, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with electricity and magnetism. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.
What happens when a bulb is removed from a parallel circuit?
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Current still flows through the other branches, so those bulbs stay lit. In a series circuit there is only one path, so every bulb goes out.
Do opposite poles attract or repel?
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Opposite poles attract, and like poles repel. A north pole attracts a south pole, but two north poles push apart.
How do you make an electromagnet stronger?
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More coils of wire make an electromagnet stronger. In the table on Magnets and Magnetic Fields, each 10 more coils lift 3 more paper clips.
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