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

Answer key

  1. they may swallow them
  2. True
  3. False
  4. False
  5. yeast
  6. needed
  7. True
  8. True
  9. False
  10. a balloon
  11. the same paper clip
  12. not needed
  13. not needed
  14. False
  15. push apart
  16. yeast
  17. False
  18. magnetic
  19. south near north
  20. non-magnetic
  21. True
  22. in pairs, opposite ends
  23. we keep it the same
  24. not needed
  25. not needed
  26. it gets weaker
  27. True
  28. False
  29. a steel paper clip
  30. a bar magnet
  31. False
  32. north and south
  33. north near north
  34. at its two poles
  35. a plastic ruler
  36. the magnet used
  37. a tray
  38. not needed
  39. not needed
  40. magnetic

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