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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 2 · 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: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  3. 3.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) nothing at all (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
  5. 5.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) gold (c) iron (d) copper
  7. 7.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) towards the Sun (c) east and west (d) north and south
  8. 8.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) turmeric powder
  12. 12.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a balloon
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) iron filings (c) a plastic ruler (d) an aluminium can
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a wooden pencil (c) a copper wire (d) a steel paper clip
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) a steel paper clip (d) a plastic ruler
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  29. 29.🔮 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
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an aluminium can (c) a cotton cloth (d) a safety pin
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron nail (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
  37. 37.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic

Answer key

  1. True
  2. turmeric powder
  3. magnetic
  4. the clip moves
  5. False
  6. iron
  7. north and south
  8. True
  9. True
  10. True
  11. turmeric powder
  12. True
  13. True
  14. test objects
  15. needed
  16. sheets it pulls through
  17. True
  18. not needed
  19. False
  20. False
  21. iron filings
  22. not needed
  23. vinegar
  24. a steel paper clip
  25. a plastic ruler
  26. south near north
  27. not needed
  28. non-magnetic
  29. it becomes a magnet
  30. needed
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a safety pin
  34. we measure it
  35. the same paper clip
  36. an iron nail
  37. True
  38. north near south
  39. not needed
  40. non-magnetic

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