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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 395 · 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.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) everywhere the same
  2. 2.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  5. 5.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
  6. 6.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (d) it melts
  7. 7.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  8. 8.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  9. 9.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron nail (c) a rubber eraser (d) a glass marble
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  12. 12.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  14. 14.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  15. 15.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron nail
  17. 17.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a safety pin
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  24. 24.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) a steel paper clip
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  29. 29.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  30. 30.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  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) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a copper wire (c) an iron screw (d) a rubber eraser
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) an aluminium can
  39. 39.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) test objects

Answer key

  1. at its two poles
  2. non-magnetic
  3. a balloon
  4. south near south
  5. north and south
  6. it becomes a magnet
  7. magnetic
  8. north near south
  9. False
  10. an iron nail
  11. vinegar
  12. magnetic
  13. turmeric powder
  14. magnetic
  15. non-magnetic
  16. a paper sheet
  17. True
  18. a wooden pencil
  19. it gets weaker
  20. a bar magnet
  21. a mirror
  22. an iron nail
  23. a results chart
  24. they may swallow them
  25. a cotton cloth
  26. not needed
  27. needed
  28. push apart
  29. non-magnetic
  30. in pairs, opposite ends
  31. not needed
  32. we change it
  33. False
  34. True
  35. an iron screw
  36. True
  37. pull together
  38. an aluminium can
  39. False
  40. test objects

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