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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 641 · 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: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) a cotton cloth
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  9. 9.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a sewing needle (c) a wooden pencil (d) a paper sheet
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron nail (c) a glass marble (d) a cotton cloth
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) the same table (c) the same paper clip (d) the kind of paper
  13. 13.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
  15. 15.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  19. 19.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) iron (c) copper (d) gold
  20. 20.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
  21. 21.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 table (c) sheets it pulls through
  23. 23.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) iron filings (c) a copper wire (d) an iron screw
  26. 26.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron screw
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron screw (c) a wooden pencil (d) a cotton cloth
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) a cotton cloth (d) a sewing needle
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets weaker (c) it gets stronger (d) it turns to copper
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip moves (c) the plate melts (d) the clip turns gold
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
  39. 39.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart

Answer key

  1. True
  2. south near north
  3. a bar magnet
  4. test objects
  5. we change it
  6. False
  7. a steel paper clip
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. they may swallow them
  10. a sewing needle
  11. an iron nail
  12. the magnet used
  13. magnetic
  14. it becomes a magnet
  15. non-magnetic
  16. a mirror
  17. not needed
  18. a tray
  19. iron
  20. north and south
  21. True
  22. the same table
  23. False
  24. False
  25. a copper wire
  26. True
  27. an aluminium can
  28. pull together
  29. an iron screw
  30. False
  31. a sewing needle
  32. it gets weaker
  33. needed
  34. False
  35. the clip moves
  36. vinegar
  37. a mirror
  38. an aluminium can
  39. False
  40. turmeric powder

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