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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 287 · 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) a cotton cloth (b) a safety pin (c) a sewing needle (d) iron filings
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip turns gold (c) the plate melts (d) the clip moves
  3. 3.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🛟 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
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets weaker (c) it gets stronger (d) it becomes heavier
  9. 9.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) an iron nail (d) a cotton cloth
  12. 12.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
  15. 15.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  17. 17.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) aluminium (c) gold (d) iron
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron nail (c) a wooden pencil (d) a cotton cloth
  21. 21.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a steel paper clip (c) a sewing needle (d) a plastic ruler
  24. 24.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) sheets it pulls through
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
  30. 30.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) iron filings
  34. 34.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  35. 35.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a cotton cloth (c) a rubber eraser (d) a plastic ruler
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  40. 40.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a cotton cloth
  2. the clip moves
  3. False
  4. they may swallow them
  5. not needed
  6. magnetic
  7. a battery cell
  8. it gets weaker
  9. False
  10. at its two poles
  11. an iron nail
  12. True
  13. north near north
  14. a battery cell
  15. True
  16. we measure it
  17. False
  18. iron
  19. True
  20. an iron nail
  21. in pairs, opposite ends
  22. a bar magnet
  23. a plastic ruler
  24. True
  25. the magnet used
  26. not needed
  27. True
  28. False
  29. it becomes a magnet
  30. True
  31. push apart
  32. the same paper clip
  33. a wooden pencil
  34. magnetic
  35. magnetic
  36. not needed
  37. magnetic
  38. a steel paper clip
  39. we change it
  40. True

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