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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 463 · 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 results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
  4. 4.🧺 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
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it gets heavier (c) it melts (d) it turns to wood
  6. 6.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  11. 11.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) loose in a toy box
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an aluminium can (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.⚖️ 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) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through
  17. 17.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  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 table
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) nothing at all (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
  21. 21.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) towards the Sun
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a tray
  25. 25.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) iron (c) gold (d) aluminium
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  28. 28.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a rubber eraser (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
  31. 31.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
  33. 33.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  34. 34.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  35. 35.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a wooden pencil
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a rubber eraser (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron nail
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a balloon

Answer key

  1. False
  2. turmeric powder
  3. sheets it pulls through
  4. a battery cell
  5. it becomes a magnet
  6. pull together
  7. needed
  8. False
  9. at its two poles
  10. south near south
  11. True
  12. in pairs, opposite ends
  13. push apart
  14. an aluminium can
  15. we keep it the same
  16. the same paper clip
  17. True
  18. True
  19. the same table
  20. the clip moves
  21. False
  22. False
  23. north and south
  24. yeast
  25. False
  26. iron
  27. vinegar
  28. True
  29. needed
  30. an iron screw
  31. False
  32. it gets weaker
  33. magnetic
  34. non-magnetic
  35. True
  36. a wooden pencil
  37. a rubber eraser
  38. True
  39. north near south
  40. a balloon

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