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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 567 · 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 of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) a sewing needle (d) a paper sheet
  3. 3.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) gold (c) iron (d) aluminium
  4. 4.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  7. 7.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) iron filings (c) a paper sheet (d) a glass marble
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  10. 10.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a plastic ruler (c) a paper sheet (d) a glass marble
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it turns to wood
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron screw (d) a steel paper clip
  19. 19.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) in the middle (c) at its two poles (d) everywhere the same
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  21. 21.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
  24. 24.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) the kind of paper
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a paper sheet (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
  32. 32.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  34. 34.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it

Answer key

  1. north near north
  2. a paper sheet
  3. iron
  4. False
  5. True
  6. turmeric powder
  7. True
  8. iron filings
  9. north near south
  10. False
  11. True
  12. a steel paper clip
  13. a bar magnet
  14. needed
  15. not needed
  16. test objects
  17. it becomes a magnet
  18. a plastic ruler
  19. at its two poles
  20. we keep it the same
  21. they may swallow them
  22. the clip moves
  23. it gets weaker
  24. False
  25. False
  26. the magnet used
  27. yeast
  28. vinegar
  29. a wooden pencil
  30. needed
  31. a paper sheet
  32. False
  33. sheets it pulls through
  34. True
  35. True
  36. True
  37. we keep it the same
  38. pull together
  39. False
  40. we keep it the same

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