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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 350 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  2. 2.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  3. 3.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
  6. 6.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) towards the Sun
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  9. 9.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) gold (c) iron (d) aluminium
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  14. 14.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an aluminium can (c) a glass marble (d) a wooden pencil
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  18. 18.🔮 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 gets heavier (d) it melts
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  23. 23.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  25. 25.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
  30. 30.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a tray
  33. 33.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  37. 37.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a plastic ruler (c) a steel paper clip (d) a cotton cloth
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder

Answer key

  1. vinegar
  2. non-magnetic
  3. True
  4. False
  5. at its two poles
  6. north and south
  7. False
  8. south near south
  9. iron
  10. needed
  11. not needed
  12. False
  13. north near north
  14. False
  15. an iron screw
  16. a steel paper clip
  17. we change it
  18. it becomes a magnet
  19. a glass marble
  20. not needed
  21. False
  22. magnetic
  23. False
  24. south near north
  25. True
  26. True
  27. a battery cell
  28. needed
  29. they may swallow them
  30. False
  31. True
  32. yeast
  33. push apart
  34. not needed
  35. True
  36. pull together
  37. non-magnetic
  38. a balloon
  39. a steel paper clip
  40. turmeric powder

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