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

Answer key

  1. they may swallow them
  2. the same paper clip
  3. in pairs, opposite ends
  4. False
  5. True
  6. the magnet used
  7. False
  8. magnetic
  9. vinegar
  10. not needed
  11. the clip moves
  12. a safety pin
  13. not needed
  14. needed
  15. south near north
  16. True
  17. a rubber eraser
  18. yeast
  19. a battery cell
  20. turmeric powder
  21. iron
  22. a compass
  23. False
  24. a battery cell
  25. False
  26. not needed
  27. we keep it the same
  28. non-magnetic
  29. False
  30. north and south
  31. True
  32. magnetic
  33. True
  34. True
  35. north near south
  36. False
  37. we keep it the same
  38. False
  39. needed
  40. an iron nail

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