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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 587 · 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.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 magnet used (d) the same table
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron screw (c) a copper wire (d) an aluminium can
  6. 6.🔮 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
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  8. 8.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  11. 11.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  12. 12.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  14. 14.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  18. 18.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) a safety pin
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a plastic ruler (c) a glass marble (d) a rubber eraser
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) an aluminium can (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) an aluminium can (c) a copper wire (d) a sewing needle
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a safety pin (d) a plastic ruler
  39. 39.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  40. 40.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. magnetic
  2. a balloon
  3. the magnet used
  4. not needed
  5. an iron screw
  6. it becomes a magnet
  7. we change it
  8. True
  9. False
  10. the same table
  11. in pairs, opposite ends
  12. pull together
  13. a mirror
  14. False
  15. non-magnetic
  16. magnetic
  17. turmeric powder
  18. True
  19. False
  20. True
  21. not needed
  22. False
  23. we keep it the same
  24. not needed
  25. south near south
  26. north near north
  27. a glass marble
  28. a steel paper clip
  29. sheets it pulls through
  30. False
  31. True
  32. a sewing needle
  33. a sewing needle
  34. north near south
  35. not needed
  36. push apart
  37. True
  38. a plastic ruler
  39. non-magnetic
  40. False

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