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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 476 · 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: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  4. 4.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a plastic ruler (c) a copper wire (d) a paper sheet
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  10. 10.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a sundial (c) a periscope (d) a pulley
  11. 11.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets stronger (c) it gets weaker (d) it turns to copper
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
  17. 17.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) aluminium (d) iron
  19. 19.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  20. 20.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  27. 27.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too light (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
  29. 29.🧺 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) yeast
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  33. 33.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  38. 38.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) up and down

Answer key

  1. True
  2. not needed
  3. non-magnetic
  4. non-magnetic
  5. north near south
  6. not needed
  7. an iron screw
  8. test objects
  9. a balloon
  10. a compass
  11. push apart
  12. it gets weaker
  13. an aluminium can
  14. we measure it
  15. we keep it the same
  16. a battery cell
  17. True
  18. iron
  19. magnetic
  20. False
  21. True
  22. a mirror
  23. needed
  24. needed
  25. pull together
  26. we change it
  27. False
  28. it has no iron in it
  29. yeast
  30. the same paper clip
  31. True
  32. a battery cell
  33. True
  34. a tray
  35. south near south
  36. a mirror
  37. turmeric powder
  38. True
  39. True
  40. north and south

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