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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 424 · 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? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  2. 2.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) iron filings (c) an iron screw (d) an iron nail
  4. 4.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  5. 5.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
  10. 10.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) nowhere (d) everywhere the same
  11. 11.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a wooden pencil (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  15. 15.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
  29. 29.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an aluminium can (c) a rubber eraser (d) a wooden pencil
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a copper wire (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  32. 32.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  36. 36.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  37. 37.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. 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) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) an aluminium can
  39. 39.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. sheets it pulls through
  2. True
  3. a plastic ruler
  4. they may swallow them
  5. True
  6. in pairs, opposite ends
  7. we change it
  8. False
  9. the clip moves
  10. at its two poles
  11. True
  12. turmeric powder
  13. a steel paper clip
  14. a balloon
  15. non-magnetic
  16. pull together
  17. False
  18. magnetic
  19. a wooden pencil
  20. yeast
  21. not needed
  22. False
  23. True
  24. False
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. an iron nail
  29. non-magnetic
  30. a sewing needle
  31. a copper wire
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. yeast
  36. magnetic
  37. pull together
  38. an aluminium can
  39. non-magnetic
  40. we measure it

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