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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 319 · 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 pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  3. 3.🔮 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 moves (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
  4. 4.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  6. 6.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a safety pin (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) in the middle
  10. 10.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a cotton cloth (c) a paper sheet (d) iron filings
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) sheets it pulls through
  15. 15.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  16. 16.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) north and south
  18. 18.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a plastic ruler (c) a sewing needle (d) a glass marble
  21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  23. 23.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a periscope (c) a pulley (d) a sundial
  27. 27.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) aluminium (c) iron (d) gold
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a cotton cloth (d) a safety pin
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a copper wire (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
  30. 30.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  34. 34.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  38. 38.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) yeast

Answer key

  1. south near north
  2. a results chart
  3. the clip moves
  4. False
  5. push apart
  6. magnetic
  7. a glass marble
  8. False
  9. at its two poles
  10. False
  11. not needed
  12. iron filings
  13. it gets weaker
  14. sheets it pulls through
  15. they may swallow them
  16. True
  17. north and south
  18. False
  19. we keep it the same
  20. a sewing needle
  21. False
  22. north near north
  23. False
  24. True
  25. True
  26. a compass
  27. iron
  28. a cotton cloth
  29. an iron nail
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. test objects
  34. False
  35. needed
  36. True
  37. pull together
  38. True
  39. we keep it the same
  40. a bar magnet

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