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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 495 · 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 not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron nail (c) a safety pin (d) iron filings
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a glass marble (c) iron filings (d) an aluminium can
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
  8. 8.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a sewing needle (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) test objects
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  13. 13.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  16. 16.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  18. 18.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) up and down (c) towards the Sun (d) east and west
  23. 23.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  24. 24.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  27. 27.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a tray (d) test objects
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 same table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  30. 30.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  33. 33.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  36. 36.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too hot
  38. 38.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a pulley (c) a sundial (d) a compass
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. vinegar
  2. a balloon
  3. south near north
  4. needed
  5. a wooden pencil
  6. iron filings
  7. north near north
  8. non-magnetic
  9. a wooden pencil
  10. False
  11. yeast
  12. a battery cell
  13. magnetic
  14. we keep it the same
  15. push apart
  16. True
  17. we keep it the same
  18. False
  19. True
  20. non-magnetic
  21. not needed
  22. north and south
  23. magnetic
  24. False
  25. True
  26. vinegar
  27. at its two poles
  28. turmeric powder
  29. the magnet used
  30. True
  31. True
  32. the clip moves
  33. in pairs, opposite ends
  34. pull together
  35. a bar magnet
  36. False
  37. they may swallow them
  38. a compass
  39. True
  40. False

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