How Strong Is a Magnet?

Build data skills and science reasoning at once with this scaffolded grade 3 worksheet. Students read a simple results table showing how many paper clips a magnet picks up through more and more cards, then describe the trend and name the cause: more barrier means a weaker pull.

The sheet moves from reading a value, to describing the pattern, to predicting a result that is not in the table — the real analysis move. A scaffolded reminder pulls the data forward so the prediction is supported, not a guess, and a short why question gives students an on-ramp to explaining their thinking.

This is the data-and-analysis anchor of a hands-on magnets unit, ideal for science centers, early finishers, sub plans, or homework. Everything is no-prep: just print and teach, and a clean answer key is included with the sample reasoning.

• Grade 3 • NGSS 3-PS2-3
• Data table reading + trend, cause, and prediction
• Scaffolded reasoning support
• Print-and-go PDF with answer key