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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 118 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) an aluminium can (c) a glass marble (d) a safety pin
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an aluminium can (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron screw
  3. 3.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets stronger
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the clip moves (c) the plate melts (d) nothing at all
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a safety pin (c) an iron screw (d) a sewing needle
  20. 20.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  22. 22.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  23. 23.🔮 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron screw
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
  26. 26.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
  27. 27.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) iron filings (c) a wooden pencil (d) a cotton cloth
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  30. 30.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a plastic ruler (c) a cotton cloth (d) a glass marble
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) iron filings (c) a glass marble (d) a wooden pencil
  35. 35.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  37. 37.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. a safety pin
  2. an aluminium can
  3. False
  4. not needed
  5. a balloon
  6. a battery cell
  7. it gets weaker
  8. push apart
  9. turmeric powder
  10. the clip moves
  11. needed
  12. True
  13. not needed
  14. False
  15. not needed
  16. we change it
  17. a results chart
  18. north near north
  19. a wooden pencil
  20. True
  21. the magnet used
  22. they may swallow them
  23. it becomes a magnet
  24. a rubber eraser
  25. a paper sheet
  26. in pairs, opposite ends
  27. True
  28. iron filings
  29. south near north
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. a steel paper clip
  34. iron filings
  35. False
  36. non-magnetic
  37. magnetic
  38. a mirror
  39. we measure it
  40. not needed

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