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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 470 · 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 pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a glass marble (c) a cotton cloth (d) a rubber eraser
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  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 table (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  5. 5.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  8. 8.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a paper sheet (c) a copper wire (d) a steel paper clip
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a rubber eraser (c) a wooden pencil (d) an aluminium can
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
  12. 12.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  13. 13.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  15. 15.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔮 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 clip moves (c) the plate melts (d) nothing at all
  22. 22.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
  23. 23.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  26. 26.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) an aluminium can (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
  28. 28.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  30. 30.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  31. 31.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron nail
  36. 36.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  39. 39.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. a safety pin
  2. north near north
  3. sheets it pulls through
  4. vinegar
  5. push apart
  6. a results chart
  7. we change it
  8. True
  9. a steel paper clip
  10. a sewing needle
  11. an aluminium can
  12. magnetic
  13. False
  14. we measure it
  15. True
  16. False
  17. needed
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. the clip moves
  22. they may swallow them
  23. False
  24. False
  25. we keep it the same
  26. True
  27. an aluminium can
  28. in pairs, opposite ends
  29. north near south
  30. it becomes a magnet
  31. False
  32. False
  33. push apart
  34. south near north
  35. a paper sheet
  36. True
  37. False
  38. magnetic
  39. non-magnetic
  40. not needed

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