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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 316 · 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.🔮 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
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🛟 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
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) test objects
  10. 10.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  15. 15.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) iron filings (c) an iron screw (d) a wooden pencil
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
  21. 21.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a compass (c) a pulley (d) a sundial
  22. 22.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too cold (d) it is too light
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a wooden pencil (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron screw
  25. 25.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) towards the Sun (d) east and west
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
  30. 30.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  34. 34.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  36. 36.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a copper wire
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip moves (d) the clip turns gold
  39. 39.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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