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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 53 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an aluminium can (c) a glass marble (d) a steel paper clip
  3. 3.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a rubber eraser (c) a glass marble (d) iron filings
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔮 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) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
  10. 10.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a copper wire (c) iron filings (d) a glass marble
  12. 12.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
  13. 13.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a sewing needle (c) a plastic ruler (d) a cotton cloth
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  22. 22.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) in the middle
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a plastic ruler (c) an aluminium can (d) a copper wire
  24. 24.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  25. 25.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a compass (c) a sundial (d) a periscope
  29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: north near south push apart. (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 the one thing we change? (a) the same table (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a cotton cloth (d) a safety pin
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) an aluminium can (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
  36. 36.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it melts

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a steel paper clip
  3. in pairs, opposite ends
  4. iron filings
  5. False
  6. magnetic
  7. False
  8. the clip moves
  9. north near south
  10. False
  11. iron filings
  12. they may swallow them
  13. False
  14. True
  15. a sewing needle
  16. test objects
  17. False
  18. False
  19. we change it
  20. True
  21. non-magnetic
  22. at its two poles
  23. an iron screw
  24. magnetic
  25. True
  26. True
  27. True
  28. a compass
  29. True
  30. True
  31. False
  32. the magnet used
  33. a cotton cloth
  34. an iron screw
  35. a wooden pencil
  36. True
  37. not needed
  38. True
  39. True
  40. it becomes a magnet

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