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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 546 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) a copper wire
  2. 2.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  3. 3.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
  7. 7.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  9. 9.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  10. 10.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  16. 16.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a wooden pencil (c) an aluminium can (d) a plastic ruler
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) an iron nail
  22. 22.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too light (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) an iron screw
  25. 25.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) everywhere the same
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets stronger
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an aluminium can (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) a wooden pencil
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a plastic ruler (c) an aluminium can (d) a rubber eraser
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  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 magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet

Answer key

  1. a copper wire
  2. push apart
  3. True
  4. False
  5. needed
  6. they may swallow them
  7. magnetic
  8. a balloon
  9. magnetic
  10. True
  11. vinegar
  12. it becomes a magnet
  13. False
  14. test objects
  15. we keep it the same
  16. non-magnetic
  17. True
  18. the magnet used
  19. a steel paper clip
  20. yeast
  21. a cotton cloth
  22. it has no iron in it
  23. a mirror
  24. a glass marble
  25. False
  26. True
  27. at its two poles
  28. it gets weaker
  29. a safety pin
  30. not needed
  31. False
  32. we change it
  33. a sewing needle
  34. we keep it the same
  35. an iron screw
  36. south near south
  37. the kind of paper
  38. False
  39. False
  40. a balloon

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