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Grade 3 · Science · Unit 7 of 10

Magnets and Static

Magnets and static charge

What your child practises

Children explore how magnets attract and repel, which materials magnets pick up, and how static electricity works in everyday life. This is practice, not a report-card mark.

Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: Physical Science: Invisible Forces · magnet poles, magnetic materials, conditions that affect magnets and static electricity

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A rubbed balloon sticks to a wall. What is happening?

    • The balloon is glued.
    • Charged things can attract other things.
    • The wall is a magnet.
    • The balloon is hot.

  2. Question 2

    Which object will a magnet pick up?

    • an iron nail
    • a plastic spoon
    • a wooden block
    • a glass marble

  3. Question 3

    Which is a familiar use of magnets?

    • growing seeds
    • making rain
    • baking bread
    • holding a note on the fridge

  4. Question 4

    What happens when two opposite poles are brought close?

    • They repel.
    • They attract.
    • They disappear.
    • They melt.

  5. Question 5

    Which object will a magnet not attract?

    • an iron nail
    • a steel screw
    • a steel paper clip
    • a rubber eraser

  6. Question 6

    A rubbed plastic comb picks up tiny bits of paper. What kind of force is this?

    • wind
    • static electricity
    • magnetism
    • gravity only

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