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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 499 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a cotton cloth
  2. 2.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  6. 6.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  8. 8.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too light (c) it is too shiny (d) it is too cold
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a rubber eraser (c) a glass marble (d) an iron nail
  11. 11.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) north and south (d) towards the Sun
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  13. 13.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets weaker (c) it gets stronger (d) it turns to copper
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) a steel paper clip
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) turmeric powder
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  23. 23.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
  24. 24.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they are too hot
  26. 26.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  27. 27.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  33. 33.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  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 magnet used (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it melts
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) vinegar

Answer key

  1. a cotton cloth
  2. False
  3. not needed
  4. True
  5. pull together
  6. magnetic
  7. a battery cell
  8. it has no iron in it
  9. True
  10. an iron nail
  11. north and south
  12. a bar magnet
  13. False
  14. it gets weaker
  15. needed
  16. north near north
  17. the kind of paper
  18. a cotton cloth
  19. a results chart
  20. False
  21. needed
  22. push apart
  23. the magnet used
  24. False
  25. they may swallow them
  26. push apart
  27. True
  28. in pairs, opposite ends
  29. a mirror
  30. needed
  31. True
  32. sheets it pulls through
  33. True
  34. the same table
  35. turmeric powder
  36. we keep it the same
  37. non-magnetic
  38. False
  39. it becomes a magnet
  40. vinegar

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