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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 517 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  3. 3.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) aluminium (d) iron
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a glass marble (c) a copper wire (d) a steel paper clip
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a wooden pencil (c) iron filings (d) a plastic ruler
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  16. 16.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  17. 17.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an aluminium can (c) a wooden pencil (d) a glass marble
  20. 20.🔮 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 melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it turns to wood
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  24. 24.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  26. 26.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  28. 28.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  29. 29.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) everywhere the same (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  31. 31.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  33. 33.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a cotton cloth
  37. 37.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too light (d) it is too shiny
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a sewing needle
  39. 39.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
  40. 40.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together

Answer key

  1. a battery cell
  2. north near south
  3. True
  4. False
  5. True
  6. iron
  7. a results chart
  8. pull together
  9. needed
  10. False
  11. we change it
  12. a mirror
  13. a steel paper clip
  14. iron filings
  15. a bar magnet
  16. non-magnetic
  17. True
  18. they may swallow them
  19. a sewing needle
  20. it becomes a magnet
  21. test objects
  22. we keep it the same
  23. non-magnetic
  24. False
  25. the same paper clip
  26. False
  27. we measure it
  28. in pairs, opposite ends
  29. at its two poles
  30. yeast
  31. True
  32. turmeric powder
  33. False
  34. False
  35. non-magnetic
  36. a cotton cloth
  37. it has no iron in it
  38. a rubber eraser
  39. north and south
  40. push apart

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