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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 17 · 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 of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a tray
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
  3. 3.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a glass marble (c) a safety pin (d) a steel paper clip
  6. 6.🧺 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
  7. 7.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) copper
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too light (d) it is too cold
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  11. 11.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  12. 12.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 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
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
  17. 17.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  20. 20.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it melts
  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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  27. 27.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) east and west
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  31. 31.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  32. 32.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  33. 33.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a pulley (c) a sundial (d) a compass
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
  37. 37.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a steel paper clip (c) a wooden pencil (d) a paper sheet
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  40. 40.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic

Answer key

  1. a mirror
  2. a wooden pencil
  3. False
  4. non-magnetic
  5. a glass marble
  6. yeast
  7. iron
  8. we change it
  9. it has no iron in it
  10. a mirror
  11. magnetic
  12. True
  13. False
  14. vinegar
  15. a balloon
  16. an iron nail
  17. False
  18. not needed
  19. in pairs, opposite ends
  20. False
  21. True
  22. not needed
  23. magnetic
  24. False
  25. it becomes a magnet
  26. we keep it the same
  27. north and south
  28. True
  29. magnetic
  30. push apart
  31. at its two poles
  32. pull together
  33. a compass
  34. needed
  35. a bar magnet
  36. sheets it pulls through
  37. non-magnetic
  38. a steel paper clip
  39. an aluminium can
  40. non-magnetic

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