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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 157 · 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.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  5. 5.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) south near north
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a plastic ruler (c) a sewing needle (d) a paper sheet
  12. 12.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  16. 16.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) gold (c) iron (d) copper
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  23. 23.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too light (c) it is too cold (d) it is too shiny
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  28. 28.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a rubber eraser (c) a cotton cloth (d) a wooden pencil
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron nail (d) a wooden pencil
  33. 33.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  34. 34.🔮 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 gets heavier (d) it turns to wood
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  36. 36.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a rubber eraser
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. non-magnetic
  2. we keep it the same
  3. not needed
  4. a results chart
  5. False
  6. at its two poles
  7. south near south
  8. push apart
  9. not needed
  10. yeast
  11. a sewing needle
  12. False
  13. True
  14. False
  15. a battery cell
  16. False
  17. iron
  18. test objects
  19. south near north
  20. we measure it
  21. a mirror
  22. sheets it pulls through
  23. False
  24. it has no iron in it
  25. we keep it the same
  26. north near north
  27. push apart
  28. True
  29. a balloon
  30. a rubber eraser
  31. an iron screw
  32. an iron nail
  33. pull together
  34. it becomes a magnet
  35. vinegar
  36. True
  37. magnetic
  38. a rubber eraser
  39. needed
  40. False

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