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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 636 · 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 mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  3. 3.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  4. 4.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too shiny (d) it is too light
  5. 5.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets weaker (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets stronger
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a copper wire (c) a sewing needle (d) a cotton cloth
  8. 8.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  10. 10.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) copper (c) gold (d) aluminium
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  17. 17.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  19. 19.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a compass (c) a pulley (d) a periscope
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  26. 26.🔮 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
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  29. 29.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  30. 30.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a plastic ruler (c) a copper wire (d) a safety pin
  34. 34.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  38. 38.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) yeast
  40. 40.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. they may swallow them
  3. non-magnetic
  4. it has no iron in it
  5. False
  6. it gets weaker
  7. a sewing needle
  8. False
  9. south near north
  10. False
  11. iron
  12. we measure it
  13. needed
  14. turmeric powder
  15. push apart
  16. north near north
  17. magnetic
  18. a mirror
  19. False
  20. a balloon
  21. needed
  22. a compass
  23. needed
  24. we keep it the same
  25. the magnet used
  26. it becomes a magnet
  27. push apart
  28. a tray
  29. magnetic
  30. False
  31. in pairs, opposite ends
  32. not needed
  33. a safety pin
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a battery cell
  37. we keep it the same
  38. pull together
  39. yeast
  40. False

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