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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 116 · 40 questions
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What you do (Iron sticks): 1. Put all the test objects on a tray. 2. Guess “magnetic” or “non-magnetic” for each and write it down. 3. Touch the magnet to each object and sort them into two groups. 4. Store the magnets in pairs and keep small magnets away from little children.

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  1. 1.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  3. 3.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  10. 10.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) a cotton cloth
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same table”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  14. 14.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a glass marble
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a copper wire (c) a safety pin (d) a sewing needle
  17. 17.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a safety pin (c) an iron screw (d) an iron nail
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a sewing needle (c) a paper sheet (d) a steel paper clip
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the magnet used”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) test objects
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a tray
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a rubber eraser (c) iron filings (d) an iron nail
  30. 30.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “sheets it pulls through”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it

Answer key

  1. False
  2. non-magnetic
  3. they may swallow them
  4. True
  5. True
  6. True
  7. sheets it pulls through
  8. pull together
  9. it becomes a magnet
  10. north and south
  11. a sewing needle
  12. we keep it the same
  13. we keep it the same
  14. non-magnetic
  15. a glass marble
  16. a copper wire
  17. True
  18. not needed
  19. needed
  20. a cotton cloth
  21. the same table
  22. a paper sheet
  23. we change it
  24. pull together
  25. vinegar
  26. yeast
  27. not needed
  28. push apart
  29. a rubber eraser
  30. False
  31. we measure it
  32. needed
  33. not needed
  34. in pairs, opposite ends
  35. a battery cell
  36. False
  37. north near south
  38. a cotton cloth
  39. it gets weaker
  40. we keep it the same

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