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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 339 · 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.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets weaker (d) it becomes heavier
  3. 3.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) iron filings (c) a glass marble (d) a sewing needle
  6. 6.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too light (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too shiny
  7. 7.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  10. 10.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a sundial (c) a compass (d) a periscope
  15. 15.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  17. 17.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
  21. 21.True or false: yeast is 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? What do we do with “the magnet used”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  23. 23.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  25. 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) turmeric powder
  27. 27.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  32. 32.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) nothing at all (c) the plate melts (d) the clip moves
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  37. 37.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  40. 40.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic

Answer key

  1. they may swallow them
  2. it gets weaker
  3. True
  4. non-magnetic
  5. a glass marble
  6. it has no iron in it
  7. True
  8. sheets it pulls through
  9. we measure it
  10. False
  11. south near south
  12. False
  13. True
  14. a compass
  15. at its two poles
  16. a bar magnet
  17. False
  18. it becomes a magnet
  19. a wooden pencil
  20. a battery cell
  21. False
  22. we change it
  23. magnetic
  24. pull together
  25. False
  26. turmeric powder
  27. True
  28. vinegar
  29. south near north
  30. needed
  31. north near north
  32. False
  33. True
  34. the clip moves
  35. an iron nail
  36. a balloon
  37. True
  38. in pairs, opposite ends
  39. vinegar
  40. non-magnetic

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