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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 191 · 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.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it melts (d) it gets heavier
  3. 3.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  7. 7.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
  11. 11.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  12. 12.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) dropped on the floor
  14. 14.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a glass marble (c) a cotton cloth (d) an iron nail
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  17. 17.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) iron filings (d) a plastic ruler
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) up and down (c) north and south (d) east and west
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  26. 26.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a copper wire (c) iron filings (d) an iron screw
  32. 32.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  34. 34.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 same table (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north

Answer key

  1. False
  2. it becomes a magnet
  3. True
  4. magnetic
  5. vinegar
  6. north near south
  7. True
  8. False
  9. we measure it
  10. north near north
  11. non-magnetic
  12. True
  13. in pairs, opposite ends
  14. True
  15. an iron nail
  16. vinegar
  17. pull together
  18. not needed
  19. a plastic ruler
  20. yeast
  21. not needed
  22. north and south
  23. a balloon
  24. turmeric powder
  25. test objects
  26. False
  27. False
  28. push apart
  29. needed
  30. we keep it the same
  31. a copper wire
  32. False
  33. south near north
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. the magnet used
  38. we keep it the same
  39. needed
  40. south near south

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