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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 391 · 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.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  2. 2.🧺 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) a balloon
  3. 3.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) an aluminium can
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  9. 9.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) iron (d) aluminium
  10. 10.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) iron filings (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron nail
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  15. 15.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a cotton cloth (c) iron filings (d) a rubber eraser
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  19. 19.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  22. 22.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
  25. 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too cold (c) it is too shiny (d) it is too light
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a safety pin (d) a plastic ruler
  34. 34.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  35. 35.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛟 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
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) an aluminium can (d) a sewing needle
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) test objects

Answer key

  1. we change it
  2. a balloon
  3. False
  4. an aluminium can
  5. an iron nail
  6. a battery cell
  7. needed
  8. magnetic
  9. iron
  10. False
  11. a copper wire
  12. True
  13. we keep it the same
  14. the clip moves
  15. non-magnetic
  16. we measure it
  17. iron filings
  18. turmeric powder
  19. push apart
  20. south near north
  21. north near south
  22. True
  23. the magnet used
  24. a rubber eraser
  25. False
  26. it has no iron in it
  27. sheets it pulls through
  28. False
  29. True
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a plastic ruler
  34. non-magnetic
  35. True
  36. they may swallow them
  37. needed
  38. False
  39. an aluminium can
  40. a mirror

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