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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 221 · 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.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron nail (c) an aluminium can (d) a wooden pencil
  3. 3.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) south near north
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same table”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a plastic ruler (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) a plastic ruler
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  14. 14.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  16. 16.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  23. 23.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  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) sheets it pulls through (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used
  27. 27.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it melts
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) a glass marble
  30. 30.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the magnet used”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a wooden pencil (c) a sewing needle (d) iron filings
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  35. 35.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  38. 38.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a sundial (c) a compass (d) a pulley
  39. 39.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. in pairs, opposite ends
  2. an iron nail
  3. True
  4. not needed
  5. a results chart
  6. south near south
  7. a battery cell
  8. we keep it the same
  9. a bar magnet
  10. not needed
  11. a plastic ruler
  12. an iron screw
  13. pull together
  14. non-magnetic
  15. a mirror
  16. it has no iron in it
  17. the magnet used
  18. a mirror
  19. vinegar
  20. False
  21. False
  22. a balloon
  23. at its two poles
  24. south near north
  25. we keep it the same
  26. the kind of paper
  27. False
  28. it becomes a magnet
  29. a glass marble
  30. False
  31. we change it
  32. a wooden pencil
  33. True
  34. north near north
  35. True
  36. needed
  37. magnetic
  38. a compass
  39. False
  40. True

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