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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 326 · 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 pull together. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a rubber eraser (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron screw
  7. 7.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an iron screw (c) a copper wire (d) a wooden pencil
  12. 12.🔮 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
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
  14. 14.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a paper sheet (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron screw
  16. 16.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  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 magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip
  18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  21. 21.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  26. 26.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  27. 27.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  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.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it gets heavier (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
  35. 35.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a paper sheet (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a copper wire (c) a glass marble (d) a sewing needle
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a balloon

Answer key

  1. True
  2. needed
  3. False
  4. magnetic
  5. sheets it pulls through
  6. a rubber eraser
  7. False
  8. True
  9. south near north
  10. True
  11. an iron screw
  12. the clip moves
  13. it gets weaker
  14. non-magnetic
  15. an iron screw
  16. non-magnetic
  17. the same paper clip
  18. True
  19. False
  20. pull together
  21. False
  22. True
  23. not needed
  24. False
  25. we keep it the same
  26. magnetic
  27. True
  28. they may swallow them
  29. False
  30. it has no iron in it
  31. not needed
  32. True
  33. north near south
  34. it becomes a magnet
  35. False
  36. False
  37. yeast
  38. a paper sheet
  39. a sewing needle
  40. a bar magnet

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