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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 45 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  2. 2.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  5. 5.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a rubber eraser (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
  8. 8.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a wooden pencil (c) a glass marble (d) a safety pin
  12. 12.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too light (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too cold
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it turns to wood (c) it gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a wooden pencil (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron screw
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a plastic ruler (c) a steel paper clip (d) a glass marble
  21. 21.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  22. 22.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) aluminium (c) gold (d) copper
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  26. 26.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a copper wire (c) a rubber eraser (d) iron filings
  28. 28.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  32. 32.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  33. 33.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a sundial (c) a pulley (d) a compass
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  36. 36.🧲 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
  37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a copper wire (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north

Answer key

  1. vinegar
  2. in pairs, opposite ends
  3. a results chart
  4. push apart
  5. True
  6. True
  7. a rubber eraser
  8. north near south
  9. False
  10. non-magnetic
  11. a safety pin
  12. True
  13. non-magnetic
  14. needed
  15. it has no iron in it
  16. it becomes a magnet
  17. an iron screw
  18. a tray
  19. a battery cell
  20. a steel paper clip
  21. the magnet used
  22. iron
  23. yeast
  24. turmeric powder
  25. not needed
  26. True
  27. iron filings
  28. False
  29. a balloon
  30. False
  31. push apart
  32. they may swallow them
  33. a compass
  34. we keep it the same
  35. south near south
  36. north and south
  37. True
  38. False
  39. an iron nail
  40. north near north

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