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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 541 · 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) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel paper clip (c) a copper wire (d) a plastic ruler
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets weaker (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets stronger
  4. 4.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) copper (c) aluminium (d) gold
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a sewing needle (d) a rubber eraser
  8. 8.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  13. 13.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  14. 14.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  17. 17.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  21. 21.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the plate melts (c) the clip turns gold (d) nothing at all
  23. 23.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a steel paper clip (c) a safety pin (d) a plastic ruler
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an iron nail (c) a rubber eraser (d) a copper wire
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a paper sheet (d) iron filings
  32. 32.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  38. 38.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a rubber eraser (c) an aluminium can (d) a sewing needle
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. a steel paper clip
  3. it gets weaker
  4. iron
  5. not needed
  6. a copper wire
  7. a rubber eraser
  8. False
  9. True
  10. in pairs, opposite ends
  11. the same paper clip
  12. sheets it pulls through
  13. magnetic
  14. True
  15. we change it
  16. a tray
  17. False
  18. a mirror
  19. True
  20. yeast
  21. True
  22. the clip moves
  23. pull together
  24. a plastic ruler
  25. turmeric powder
  26. False
  27. True
  28. not needed
  29. north near south
  30. an iron nail
  31. a paper sheet
  32. pull together
  33. a bar magnet
  34. not needed
  35. False
  36. False
  37. they may swallow them
  38. False
  39. a sewing needle
  40. a results chart

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