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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 34 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a wooden pencil (c) a plastic ruler (d) a rubber eraser
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a plastic ruler (c) iron filings (d) an iron nail
  4. 4.🧲 Is a wooden pencil 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 the one thing we change? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the kind of paper (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  6. 6.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it turns to wood
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  9. 9.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
  12. 12.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) aluminium (c) iron (d) copper
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  16. 16.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a steel paper clip (d) a copper wire
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  20. 20.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a sundial
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  31. 31.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a glass marble (c) a cotton cloth (d) a copper wire
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
  36. 36.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  38. 38.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. an iron nail
  2. not needed
  3. a plastic ruler
  4. non-magnetic
  5. the magnet used
  6. False
  7. it becomes a magnet
  8. pull together
  9. magnetic
  10. we measure it
  11. north near south
  12. iron
  13. not needed
  14. True
  15. turmeric powder
  16. False
  17. south near south
  18. a copper wire
  19. a tray
  20. they may swallow them
  21. not needed
  22. a mirror
  23. we change it
  24. True
  25. a compass
  26. we keep it the same
  27. False
  28. not needed
  29. yeast
  30. a balloon
  31. False
  32. vinegar
  33. a bar magnet
  34. a steel paper clip
  35. a results chart
  36. False
  37. a plastic ruler
  38. False
  39. non-magnetic
  40. True

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