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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 519 · 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 tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a sundial
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a glass marble (c) an aluminium can (d) a sewing needle
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) vinegar
  4. 4.🔮 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a steel paper clip
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  10. 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  11. 11.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  18. 18.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron screw (d) iron filings
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a tray
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a copper wire (c) an iron screw (d) a wooden pencil
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
  25. 25.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too shiny (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too cold
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets stronger (c) it gets weaker (d) it becomes heavier
  27. 27.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🛟 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
  30. 30.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  31. 31.🧲 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
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a rubber eraser (d) a sewing needle
  36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire

Answer key

  1. a compass
  2. a sewing needle
  3. a bar magnet
  4. the clip moves
  5. a wooden pencil
  6. the same paper clip
  7. False
  8. a battery cell
  9. south near north
  10. push apart
  11. True
  12. True
  13. not needed
  14. False
  15. a tray
  16. we change it
  17. non-magnetic
  18. non-magnetic
  19. a paper sheet
  20. True
  21. a balloon
  22. north near south
  23. an iron screw
  24. the magnet used
  25. it has no iron in it
  26. it gets weaker
  27. True
  28. False
  29. in pairs, opposite ends
  30. magnetic
  31. north and south
  32. north near north
  33. True
  34. True
  35. a rubber eraser
  36. False
  37. True
  38. at its two poles
  39. needed
  40. an iron nail

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