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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 297 · 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.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  4. 4.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a glass marble (c) a sewing needle (d) a cotton cloth
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  8. 8.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) a rubber eraser
  10. 10.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) iron filings
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 same table (d) the magnet used
  13. 13.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) copper (c) gold (d) aluminium
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
  15. 15.🔮 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) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a safety pin (c) an iron screw (d) a wooden pencil
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too cold (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too light
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) test objects
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  26. 26.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  29. 29.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets stronger (d) it turns to copper
  32. 32.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  33. 33.🔮 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 melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
  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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) loose in a toy box
  36. 36.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a paper sheet
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) test objects

Answer key

  1. the magnet used
  2. not needed
  3. push apart
  4. False
  5. a sewing needle
  6. turmeric powder
  7. test objects
  8. False
  9. an iron screw
  10. magnetic
  11. a wooden pencil
  12. sheets it pulls through
  13. iron
  14. a battery cell
  15. the clip moves
  16. a mirror
  17. a wooden pencil
  18. yeast
  19. False
  20. it has no iron in it
  21. yeast
  22. south near south
  23. we keep it the same
  24. north near south
  25. a results chart
  26. at its two poles
  27. we measure it
  28. a balloon
  29. True
  30. False
  31. it gets weaker
  32. pull together
  33. it becomes a magnet
  34. False
  35. in pairs, opposite ends
  36. True
  37. an iron screw
  38. we change it
  39. we keep it the same
  40. a balloon

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