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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 589 · 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: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  6. 6.🛟 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
  7. 7.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  14. 14.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  18. 18.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (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 paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  20. 20.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
  21. 21.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel paper clip (c) a paper sheet (d) a copper wire
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  25. 25.🔮 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) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a safety pin (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  28. 28.🔮 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) a paper sheet
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) a plastic ruler
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a tray
  35. 35.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  38. 38.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  40. 40.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. magnetic
  3. we change it
  4. needed
  5. a battery cell
  6. in pairs, opposite ends
  7. True
  8. not needed
  9. the same paper clip
  10. we keep it the same
  11. True
  12. True
  13. the magnet used
  14. pull together
  15. not needed
  16. non-magnetic
  17. turmeric powder
  18. True
  19. we keep it the same
  20. they may swallow them
  21. non-magnetic
  22. a balloon
  23. a steel paper clip
  24. pull together
  25. the clip moves
  26. a plastic ruler
  27. north near south
  28. it becomes a magnet
  29. a paper sheet
  30. False
  31. False
  32. a sewing needle
  33. test objects
  34. a tray
  35. True
  36. a wooden pencil
  37. south near north
  38. False
  39. push apart
  40. True

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