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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 654 · 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.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🔮 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 turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  3. 3.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  4. 4.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  5. 5.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) everywhere the same
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a compass
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a rubber eraser
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a cotton cloth
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
  11. 11.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a plastic ruler (c) an aluminium can (d) a wooden pencil
  16. 16.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a cotton cloth (c) a glass marble (d) a safety pin
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a cotton cloth (d) a steel paper clip
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) a paper sheet (d) a sewing needle
  31. 31.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) copper
  32. 32.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  36. 36.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it gets heavier (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it turns to wood
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. the clip moves
  3. the same table
  4. non-magnetic
  5. at its two poles
  6. not needed
  7. a compass
  8. a rubber eraser
  9. a cotton cloth
  10. it gets weaker
  11. False
  12. False
  13. a bar magnet
  14. needed
  15. a sewing needle
  16. False
  17. False
  18. a safety pin
  19. a battery cell
  20. a mirror
  21. test objects
  22. a cotton cloth
  23. True
  24. not needed
  25. True
  26. magnetic
  27. True
  28. False
  29. True
  30. a paper sheet
  31. iron
  32. push apart
  33. the magnet used
  34. False
  35. vinegar
  36. False
  37. non-magnetic
  38. turmeric powder
  39. it becomes a magnet
  40. south near south

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