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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 652 · 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.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron nail (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  7. 7.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) copper (d) aluminium
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
  9. 9.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an aluminium can (c) a cotton cloth (d) a safety pin
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  16. 16.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) nowhere
  17. 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) east and west
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  19. 19.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too cold (d) it is too shiny
  20. 20.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  24. 24.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  27. 27.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  29. 29.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron nail (d) a wooden pencil
  31. 31.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  34. 34.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a rubber eraser (c) an aluminium can (d) iron filings
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a copper wire (d) a sewing needle
  38. 38.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  40. 40.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. pull together
  4. an iron nail
  5. the same table
  6. non-magnetic
  7. iron
  8. yeast
  9. pull together
  10. a safety pin
  11. a mirror
  12. not needed
  13. not needed
  14. we keep it the same
  15. north near north
  16. at its two poles
  17. north and south
  18. sheets it pulls through
  19. it has no iron in it
  20. True
  21. in pairs, opposite ends
  22. an iron screw
  23. we measure it
  24. True
  25. non-magnetic
  26. we change it
  27. False
  28. a balloon
  29. they may swallow them
  30. an iron nail
  31. False
  32. we keep it the same
  33. an aluminium can
  34. non-magnetic
  35. iron filings
  36. a battery cell
  37. a copper wire
  38. True
  39. push apart
  40. magnetic

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