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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 552 · 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: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 table (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  3. 3.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) a safety pin
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a copper wire (c) a wooden pencil (d) a plastic ruler
  7. 7.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  9. 9.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔮 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 gets heavier (d) it turns to wood
  11. 11.🧺 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
  12. 12.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) aluminium (c) gold (d) iron
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) south near north
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  21. 21.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) vinegar
  25. 25.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a sewing needle
  28. 28.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a cotton cloth (c) a plastic ruler (d) a safety pin
  30. 30.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) nowhere (c) everywhere the same (d) in the middle
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  32. 32.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a periscope (c) a pulley (d) a sundial
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets stronger (d) it becomes heavier
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  39. 39.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. False
  2. sheets it pulls through
  3. False
  4. not needed
  5. a cotton cloth
  6. an iron nail
  7. False
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. True
  10. it becomes a magnet
  11. a battery cell
  12. iron
  13. test objects
  14. yeast
  15. pull together
  16. needed
  17. we keep it the same
  18. south near south
  19. a glass marble
  20. south near north
  21. False
  22. True
  23. a copper wire
  24. a bar magnet
  25. False
  26. True
  27. a rubber eraser
  28. True
  29. a safety pin
  30. at its two poles
  31. we keep it the same
  32. False
  33. a compass
  34. not needed
  35. pull together
  36. it gets weaker
  37. an iron nail
  38. north near south
  39. False
  40. needed

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