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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 176 · 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 pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a tray
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) a rubber eraser
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  8. 8.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too light (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
  9. 9.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the same table (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron screw (d) a wooden pencil
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  13. 13.🧺 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 battery cell
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a copper wire
  15. 15.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  18. 18.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  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 same table (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  23. 23.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  26. 26.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  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 mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets weaker (d) it gets stronger
  34. 34.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  35. 35.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  37. 37.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  38. 38.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  39. 39.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a tray

Answer key

  1. north near south
  2. a bar magnet
  3. turmeric powder
  4. False
  5. not needed
  6. iron filings
  7. south near north
  8. it has no iron in it
  9. False
  10. the magnet used
  11. an iron screw
  12. a balloon
  13. a battery cell
  14. a copper wire
  15. True
  16. it becomes a magnet
  17. we keep it the same
  18. non-magnetic
  19. True
  20. non-magnetic
  21. False
  22. sheets it pulls through
  23. True
  24. we change it
  25. a mirror
  26. non-magnetic
  27. we keep it the same
  28. True
  29. True
  30. pull together
  31. False
  32. False
  33. it gets weaker
  34. in pairs, opposite ends
  35. magnetic
  36. north near north
  37. magnetic
  38. non-magnetic
  39. at its two poles
  40. vinegar

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