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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 249 · 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.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) vinegar
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a tray
  8. 8.🛟 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
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a steel paper clip (c) a plastic ruler (d) iron filings
  11. 11.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a cotton cloth
  13. 13.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  18. 18.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  22. 22.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 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? What do we do with “sheets it pulls through”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) an aluminium can (c) iron filings (d) a plastic ruler
  29. 29.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a paper sheet (c) a copper wire (d) a safety pin
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same table
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) test objects
  37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a sewing needle (c) a paper sheet (d) a steel paper clip
  40. 40.🔮 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

Answer key

  1. magnetic
  2. vinegar
  3. sheets it pulls through
  4. pull together
  5. an iron nail
  6. a mirror
  7. a balloon
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. turmeric powder
  10. a plastic ruler
  11. non-magnetic
  12. a cotton cloth
  13. False
  14. True
  15. non-magnetic
  16. True
  17. magnetic
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. a bar magnet
  22. True
  23. they may swallow them
  24. it gets weaker
  25. we keep it the same
  26. we measure it
  27. push apart
  28. iron filings
  29. non-magnetic
  30. needed
  31. a balloon
  32. a safety pin
  33. we change it
  34. the magnet used
  35. we keep it the same
  36. yeast
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a paper sheet
  40. it becomes a magnet

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