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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 553 · 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.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  2. 2.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  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 moves (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
  5. 5.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a steel paper clip (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
  7. 7.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  8. 8.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  10. 10.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  13. 13.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a glass marble (c) a plastic ruler (d) a safety pin
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a rubber eraser (c) a copper wire (d) a wooden pencil
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  21. 21.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a rubber eraser (c) a steel paper clip (d) a copper wire
  23. 23.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  24. 24.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  29. 29.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) gold (c) copper (d) iron
  30. 30.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) a copper wire
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a wooden pencil (c) a copper wire (d) a cotton cloth
  34. 34.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  36. 36.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  38. 38.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a battery cell

Answer key

  1. push apart
  2. False
  3. True
  4. the clip moves
  5. non-magnetic
  6. a wooden pencil
  7. non-magnetic
  8. False
  9. turmeric powder
  10. they may swallow them
  11. not needed
  12. magnetic
  13. False
  14. a mirror
  15. a safety pin
  16. an iron nail
  17. a balloon
  18. True
  19. we keep it the same
  20. pull together
  21. False
  22. a steel paper clip
  23. non-magnetic
  24. False
  25. False
  26. False
  27. vinegar
  28. yeast
  29. iron
  30. True
  31. we keep it the same
  32. a copper wire
  33. a steel paper clip
  34. False
  35. push apart
  36. False
  37. the magnet used
  38. True
  39. magnetic
  40. a battery cell

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