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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 46 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) a steel paper clip
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a wooden pencil (c) a plastic ruler (d) a glass marble
  5. 5.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a paper sheet (c) a copper wire (d) a plastic ruler
  7. 7.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it melts
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  10. 10.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 table
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) an aluminium can (d) a steel paper clip
  15. 15.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 same paper clip
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  18. 18.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a copper wire (c) a steel paper clip (d) a glass marble
  21. 21.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a mirror
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) yeast
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
  25. 25.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too cold (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too light
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.🧺 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) turmeric powder
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. a results chart
  2. a wooden pencil
  3. a battery cell
  4. a sewing needle
  5. they may swallow them
  6. iron filings
  7. it becomes a magnet
  8. vinegar
  9. sheets it pulls through
  10. False
  11. south near south
  12. we keep it the same
  13. the same table
  14. an aluminium can
  15. False
  16. the magnet used
  17. we change it
  18. non-magnetic
  19. we keep it the same
  20. a steel paper clip
  21. False
  22. test objects
  23. a tray
  24. a wooden pencil
  25. it has no iron in it
  26. the clip moves
  27. turmeric powder
  28. True
  29. a bar magnet
  30. we measure it
  31. needed
  32. False
  33. not needed
  34. False
  35. True
  36. push apart
  37. needed
  38. turmeric powder
  39. True
  40. True

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