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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 607 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an iron nail (c) a safety pin (d) an iron screw
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  5. 5.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  7. 7.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) towards the Sun (c) east and west (d) north and south
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
  10. 10.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) iron filings
  12. 12.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
  16. 16.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
  19. 19.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the magnet used
  22. 22.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  24. 24.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a plastic ruler (c) a glass marble (d) iron filings
  29. 29.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  34. 34.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  35. 35.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  37. 37.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too light (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
  39. 39.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a cotton cloth
  2. we keep it the same
  3. False
  4. pull together
  5. True
  6. the magnet used
  7. north and south
  8. a wooden pencil
  9. it gets weaker
  10. False
  11. a copper wire
  12. non-magnetic
  13. push apart
  14. north near south
  15. an aluminium can
  16. False
  17. we measure it
  18. a bar magnet
  19. at its two poles
  20. test objects
  21. the same table
  22. False
  23. in pairs, opposite ends
  24. False
  25. we keep it the same
  26. True
  27. False
  28. iron filings
  29. False
  30. pull together
  31. True
  32. True
  33. push apart
  34. they may swallow them
  35. True
  36. a mirror
  37. False
  38. it has no iron in it
  39. False
  40. False

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