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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 269 · 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 of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a copper wire (d) a safety pin
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a plastic ruler (c) a copper wire (d) iron filings
  3. 3.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) vinegar
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  8. 8.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
  9. 9.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔮 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 melts (c) it gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
  11. 11.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an aluminium can (c) an iron nail (d) an iron screw
  13. 13.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
  19. 19.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) test objects
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron nail (c) a rubber eraser (d) iron filings
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  26. 26.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
  28. 28.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) gold
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) vinegar
  30. 30.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  31. 31.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a plastic ruler (c) a cotton cloth (d) a safety pin

Answer key

  1. a copper wire
  2. iron filings
  3. at its two poles
  4. a tray
  5. True
  6. False
  7. a bar magnet
  8. they may swallow them
  9. True
  10. it becomes a magnet
  11. magnetic
  12. an aluminium can
  13. False
  14. a cotton cloth
  15. the same paper clip
  16. non-magnetic
  17. the kind of paper
  18. a mirror
  19. False
  20. False
  21. test objects
  22. a rubber eraser
  23. north near south
  24. needed
  25. south near north
  26. pull together
  27. a balloon
  28. iron
  29. a results chart
  30. in pairs, opposite ends
  31. False
  32. True
  33. a balloon
  34. False
  35. not needed
  36. False
  37. a paper sheet
  38. sheets it pulls through
  39. yeast
  40. a safety pin

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