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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 44 · 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.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets stronger (c) it gets weaker (d) it becomes heavier
  2. 2.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) a glass marble
  4. 4.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) dropped on the floor (d) loose in a toy box
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) iron filings (c) an iron screw (d) a safety pin
  7. 7.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  10. 10.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a copper wire (c) a cotton cloth (d) an iron screw
  16. 16.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) in the middle (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  17. 17.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 same paper clip
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  22. 22.🧲 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
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a sewing needle (d) a wooden pencil
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 same table (d) the magnet used
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) nothing at all (c) the plate melts (d) the clip turns gold
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  29. 29.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  31. 31.🧲 Is a rubber eraser 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 turns to wood (b) it melts (c) it gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
  33. 33.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) iron (c) gold (d) aluminium
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  35. 35.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  36. 36.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  38. 38.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) yeast
  40. 40.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. it gets weaker
  2. False
  3. a safety pin
  4. in pairs, opposite ends
  5. vinegar
  6. a cotton cloth
  7. True
  8. True
  9. a bar magnet
  10. False
  11. we change it
  12. a mirror
  13. a tray
  14. turmeric powder
  15. an iron screw
  16. at its two poles
  17. magnetic
  18. we keep it the same
  19. the same paper clip
  20. needed
  21. magnetic
  22. north and south
  23. not needed
  24. a wooden pencil
  25. False
  26. the magnet used
  27. the clip moves
  28. push apart
  29. pull together
  30. vinegar
  31. non-magnetic
  32. it becomes a magnet
  33. iron
  34. we measure it
  35. magnetic
  36. non-magnetic
  37. south near north
  38. magnetic
  39. yeast
  40. False

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