Name _________________________________

Date ________________

Can a magnet attract iron through glass, cardboard or wood?

Instructions: Count the number of paper clips lifted first with a bare magnet and then with four different materials.

Number of paper clips picked up by the bare magnet _______

Number of clips lifted by the magnet through wood _________

Number of clips lifted by the magnet through paper _________

Number of clips lifted by the magnet through glass __________

Number of clips lifted by the magnet through cloth __________

Total number lifted in the five tests ___________

Put a blue circle around the highest number and a red square around the lowest.

3rd - 5th grade: Add the total number of clips in the five tests together and divide by 5 for an average. Show your work. Which material had a count farthest from the average?