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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 428 · 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.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  3. 3.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too hot
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets stronger
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a paper sheet (d) a steel paper clip
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a cotton cloth (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a cotton cloth (c) a steel paper clip (d) a wooden pencil
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) an aluminium can
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same table”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a sewing needle (d) a wooden pencil
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a bar magnet
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
  22. 22.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a glass marble (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron screw
  26. 26.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) iron filings (c) an iron screw (d) a sewing needle
  29. 29.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) copper
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  31. 31.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  32. 32.🔮 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
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a wooden pencil (c) a copper wire (d) an aluminium can
  34. 34.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the magnet used
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  37. 37.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) in the middle
  38. 38.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  40. 40.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. non-magnetic
  3. they may swallow them
  4. True
  5. it gets weaker
  6. a paper sheet
  7. iron filings
  8. a mirror
  9. True
  10. the kind of paper
  11. a steel paper clip
  12. an iron screw
  13. a results chart
  14. we keep it the same
  15. a wooden pencil
  16. push apart
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a battery cell
  20. a bar magnet
  21. yeast
  22. non-magnetic
  23. vinegar
  24. a plastic ruler
  25. an iron screw
  26. False
  27. vinegar
  28. a plastic ruler
  29. iron
  30. we change it
  31. magnetic
  32. it becomes a magnet
  33. a sewing needle
  34. non-magnetic
  35. the magnet used
  36. a tray
  37. at its two poles
  38. True
  39. north near south
  40. True

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