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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 5 · 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: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) a steel paper clip
  4. 4.🛟 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
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  6. 6.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  8. 8.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
  11. 11.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  15. 15.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) north and south (d) up and down
  19. 19.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too shiny (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too light
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  23. 23.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a compass (c) a sundial (d) a periscope
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  27. 27.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) test objects
  34. 34.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron nail (c) a rubber eraser (d) a steel paper clip
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. an iron nail
  3. an aluminium can
  4. they may swallow them
  5. yeast
  6. False
  7. magnetic
  8. True
  9. we keep it the same
  10. the clip moves
  11. True
  12. False
  13. non-magnetic
  14. turmeric powder
  15. magnetic
  16. needed
  17. True
  18. north and south
  19. False
  20. it has no iron in it
  21. a copper wire
  22. the magnet used
  23. True
  24. a compass
  25. False
  26. a mirror
  27. False
  28. False
  29. non-magnetic
  30. a tray
  31. it becomes a magnet
  32. we keep it the same
  33. vinegar
  34. magnetic
  35. test objects
  36. False
  37. the same paper clip
  38. a rubber eraser
  39. not needed
  40. True

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