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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 610 · 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: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  3. 3.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) yeast
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) iron filings (c) a copper wire (d) an aluminium can
  9. 9.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) aluminium (c) iron (d) gold
  14. 14.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  15. 15.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a sewing needle (d) an aluminium can
  19. 19.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  20. 20.🔮 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
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) a glass marble (d) iron filings
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a glass marble (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron nail
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 table (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
  24. 24.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  26. 26.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a rubber eraser (c) a glass marble (d) an aluminium can
  30. 30.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an aluminium can (c) a copper wire (d) a steel paper clip
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it melts (d) it turns to wood
  36. 36.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  39. 39.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. True
  2. non-magnetic
  3. False
  4. yeast
  5. south near south
  6. needed
  7. we change it
  8. iron filings
  9. push apart
  10. a mirror
  11. a balloon
  12. not needed
  13. iron
  14. magnetic
  15. False
  16. True
  17. True
  18. an aluminium can
  19. in pairs, opposite ends
  20. the clip moves
  21. a glass marble
  22. an iron nail
  23. the magnet used
  24. True
  25. they may swallow them
  26. True
  27. non-magnetic
  28. False
  29. an iron nail
  30. True
  31. not needed
  32. True
  33. a steel paper clip
  34. not needed
  35. it becomes a magnet
  36. False
  37. a bar magnet
  38. south near north
  39. the same table
  40. not needed

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