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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 252 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a copper wire (c) an iron screw (d) a plastic ruler
  2. 2.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  4. 4.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) vinegar
  8. 8.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) loose in a toy box
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 table (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
  11. 11.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a compass (c) a sundial (d) a periscope
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron nail (d) a paper sheet
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a tray
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) a sewing needle
  21. 21.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a cotton cloth
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  27. 27.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
  30. 30.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  31. 31.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) the kind of paper
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  36. 36.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (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 kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip
  38. 38.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) test objects

Answer key

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

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