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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 341 · 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) north near south
  2. 2.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  3. 3.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron screw (d) a sewing needle
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
  8. 8.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a tray
  10. 10.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a sewing needle (c) iron filings (d) a cotton cloth
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  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 magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) a paper sheet
  15. 15.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
  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) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through
  18. 18.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  19. 19.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  20. 20.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the same table
  21. 21.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  23. 23.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) up and down
  24. 24.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a paper sheet (c) a glass marble (d) an iron nail
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  32. 32.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it gets heavier
  36. 36.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron screw (d) a rubber eraser
  38. 38.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) loose in a toy box
  39. 39.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart

Answer key

  1. north near south
  2. they may swallow them
  3. non-magnetic
  4. a wooden pencil
  5. a paper sheet
  6. not needed
  7. a balloon
  8. north near north
  9. yeast
  10. True
  11. a cotton cloth
  12. True
  13. sheets it pulls through
  14. a sewing needle
  15. magnetic
  16. yeast
  17. the kind of paper
  18. non-magnetic
  19. non-magnetic
  20. the magnet used
  21. False
  22. a bar magnet
  23. north and south
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. an iron nail
  28. pull together
  29. False
  30. it gets weaker
  31. we measure it
  32. True
  33. we keep it the same
  34. True
  35. it becomes a magnet
  36. magnetic
  37. an iron screw
  38. in pairs, opposite ends
  39. False
  40. push apart

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