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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 136 · 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 wooden pencil (b) a safety pin (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  3. 3.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) test objects
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
  7. 7.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  8. 8.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) yeast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a steel paper clip (c) a cotton cloth (d) a plastic ruler
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
  13. 13.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too shiny
  15. 15.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) in the middle
  17. 17.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  18. 18.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 table (d) sheets it pulls through
  24. 24.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  27. 27.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  31. 31.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) vinegar
  33. 33.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a paper sheet (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  39. 39.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a wooden pencil
  2. south near north
  3. True
  4. not needed
  5. test objects
  6. it becomes a magnet
  7. they may swallow them
  8. False
  9. a mirror
  10. yeast
  11. a steel paper clip
  12. a cotton cloth
  13. False
  14. it has no iron in it
  15. True
  16. at its two poles
  17. non-magnetic
  18. in pairs, opposite ends
  19. False
  20. True
  21. False
  22. True
  23. sheets it pulls through
  24. True
  25. we keep it the same
  26. we keep it the same
  27. non-magnetic
  28. pull together
  29. needed
  30. push apart
  31. magnetic
  32. vinegar
  33. False
  34. turmeric powder
  35. a results chart
  36. not needed
  37. the clip moves
  38. a paper sheet
  39. False
  40. False

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