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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 187 · 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 bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  2. 2.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  3. 3.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a paper sheet
  7. 7.🧲 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
  8. 8.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) a paper sheet (d) a safety pin
  11. 11.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a safety pin (c) a rubber eraser (d) a plastic ruler
  13. 13.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  16. 16.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
  18. 18.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a glass marble (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron screw
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
  22. 22.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  24. 24.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  26. 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
  31. 31.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  34. 34.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) up and down
  36. 36.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) a wooden pencil
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron screw
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) an aluminium can (c) a paper sheet (d) a copper wire
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. magnetic
  3. non-magnetic
  4. push apart
  5. vinegar
  6. a paper sheet
  7. it has no iron in it
  8. True
  9. not needed
  10. a safety pin
  11. True
  12. a safety pin
  13. in pairs, opposite ends
  14. we measure it
  15. yeast
  16. True
  17. the clip moves
  18. True
  19. False
  20. an iron screw
  21. the kind of paper
  22. True
  23. vinegar
  24. they may swallow them
  25. south near south
  26. True
  27. a tray
  28. a battery cell
  29. False
  30. a mirror
  31. False
  32. north near south
  33. we keep it the same
  34. True
  35. north and south
  36. True
  37. a wooden pencil
  38. an aluminium can
  39. an iron nail
  40. not needed

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