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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 498 · 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 pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron screw (d) an iron nail
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an aluminium can (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
  10. 10.🛟 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
  11. 11.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it gets heavier
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a paper sheet (c) a copper wire (d) a steel paper clip
  13. 13.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets weaker (d) it gets stronger
  20. 20.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) vinegar
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a paper sheet (c) a rubber eraser (d) a glass marble
  25. 25.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) nowhere (c) everywhere the same (d) in the middle
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) test objects
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a cotton cloth (d) a steel paper clip
  39. 39.🧲 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an aluminium can (c) a sewing needle (d) iron filings

Answer key

  1. north near south
  2. vinegar
  3. a rubber eraser
  4. push apart
  5. yeast
  6. we measure it
  7. a bar magnet
  8. we keep it the same
  9. iron filings
  10. in pairs, opposite ends
  11. it becomes a magnet
  12. a steel paper clip
  13. False
  14. needed
  15. True
  16. pull together
  17. a battery cell
  18. needed
  19. it gets weaker
  20. magnetic
  21. the same paper clip
  22. it has no iron in it
  23. test objects
  24. iron filings
  25. at its two poles
  26. turmeric powder
  27. we change it
  28. not needed
  29. False
  30. False
  31. True
  32. False
  33. we keep it the same
  34. the same table
  35. a balloon
  36. south near north
  37. the magnet used
  38. a cotton cloth
  39. north and south
  40. an aluminium can

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