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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 628 · 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: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a plastic ruler (c) a copper wire (d) an iron screw
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  5. 5.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  7. 7.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) gold (c) iron (d) aluminium
  8. 8.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  12. 12.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) up and down
  13. 13.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  14. 14.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  16. 16.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
  17. 17.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a wooden pencil (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
  21. 21.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) a paper sheet
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron nail (c) a wooden pencil (d) a glass marble
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) test objects
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper
  33. 33.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
  34. 34.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  35. 35.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  37. 37.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  38. 38.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. False
  2. magnetic
  3. an iron screw
  4. sheets it pulls through
  5. False
  6. a glass marble
  7. iron
  8. False
  9. False
  10. False
  11. a balloon
  12. north and south
  13. in pairs, opposite ends
  14. True
  15. pull together
  16. at its two poles
  17. False
  18. yeast
  19. a wooden pencil
  20. yeast
  21. True
  22. push apart
  23. a battery cell
  24. True
  25. a safety pin
  26. an iron nail
  27. a mirror
  28. not needed
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. the kind of paper
  33. they may swallow them
  34. non-magnetic
  35. True
  36. turmeric powder
  37. push apart
  38. False
  39. turmeric powder
  40. not needed

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