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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 185 · 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 needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a copper wire (d) an iron screw
  3. 3.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  4. 4.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  5. 5.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  7. 7.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
  11. 11.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) an aluminium can
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same table
  17. 17.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) a tray
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  20. 20.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🔮 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 moves (c) the clip turns gold (d) the plate melts
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
  24. 24.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  25. 25.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
  28. 28.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  31. 31.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a cotton cloth (d) a sewing needle
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  40. 40.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a results chart
  2. a copper wire
  3. push apart
  4. in pairs, opposite ends
  5. False
  6. test objects
  7. non-magnetic
  8. a plastic ruler
  9. north near south
  10. it becomes a magnet
  11. at its two poles
  12. False
  13. False
  14. south near north
  15. an iron nail
  16. the same table
  17. True
  18. a mirror
  19. a tray
  20. True
  21. needed
  22. the clip moves
  23. a rubber eraser
  24. magnetic
  25. True
  26. the kind of paper
  27. a copper wire
  28. True
  29. True
  30. non-magnetic
  31. False
  32. non-magnetic
  33. a cotton cloth
  34. True
  35. not needed
  36. south near south
  37. needed
  38. pull together
  39. we keep it the same
  40. False

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