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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 563 · 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: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  2. 2.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  4. 4.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) a sewing needle (d) an aluminium can
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) iron filings (c) a glass marble (d) a plastic ruler
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  9. 9.🧺 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
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) south near north
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  14. 14.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
  17. 17.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  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.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) iron filings (c) a cotton cloth (d) a plastic ruler
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) the same table
  26. 26.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  27. 27.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  28. 28.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) a wooden pencil
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron screw (c) a paper sheet (d) a wooden pencil
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron screw
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “sheets it pulls through”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  36. 36.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too hot (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) a sewing needle (d) a paper sheet
  39. 39.🔮 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
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a paper sheet (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron screw

Answer key

  1. push apart
  2. False
  3. it becomes a magnet
  4. False
  5. an aluminium can
  6. we change it
  7. iron filings
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. a mirror
  10. south near south
  11. False
  12. non-magnetic
  13. pull together
  14. False
  15. non-magnetic
  16. the magnet used
  17. True
  18. a balloon
  19. test objects
  20. needed
  21. False
  22. it has no iron in it
  23. iron filings
  24. pull together
  25. sheets it pulls through
  26. magnetic
  27. magnetic
  28. True
  29. an iron nail
  30. push apart
  31. an iron screw
  32. yeast
  33. a plastic ruler
  34. a results chart
  35. we measure it
  36. False
  37. they may swallow them
  38. a paper sheet
  39. the clip moves
  40. a paper sheet

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