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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 293 · 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.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  3. 3.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a rubber eraser (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an aluminium can (c) a sewing needle (d) a copper wire
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  10. 10.🧺 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
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a safety pin (d) a rubber eraser
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  15. 15.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  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 kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  18. 18.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  19. 19.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  23. 23.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the same table (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  25. 25.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a copper wire (c) a rubber eraser (d) iron filings
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  32. 32.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  35. 35.🧲 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
  36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  39. 39.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a paper sheet (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip

Answer key

  1. False
  2. they may swallow them
  3. False
  4. a rubber eraser
  5. needed
  6. not needed
  7. at its two poles
  8. a sewing needle
  9. vinegar
  10. a mirror
  11. the clip moves
  12. a battery cell
  13. a rubber eraser
  14. south near south
  15. False
  16. push apart
  17. the kind of paper
  18. magnetic
  19. non-magnetic
  20. test objects
  21. we keep it the same
  22. north near south
  23. True
  24. sheets it pulls through
  25. True
  26. False
  27. a glass marble
  28. iron filings
  29. False
  30. False
  31. a mirror
  32. pull together
  33. we keep it the same
  34. it becomes a magnet
  35. it has no iron in it
  36. True
  37. not needed
  38. non-magnetic
  39. False
  40. a paper sheet

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