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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 657 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  2. 2.🔮 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
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a plastic ruler (d) a safety pin
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) yeast
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  13. 13.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  14. 14.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  17. 17.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) a cotton cloth
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  22. 22.🔮 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 turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
  23. 23.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too hot
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a wooden pencil (d) a sewing needle
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  28. 28.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧲 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
  31. 31.🧺 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
  32. 32.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a copper wire (c) a steel paper clip (d) an aluminium can
  34. 34.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  35. 35.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) copper (c) gold (d) aluminium
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too cold (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too light
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  40. 40.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. it gets weaker
  3. needed
  4. needed
  5. True
  6. a plastic ruler
  7. we keep it the same
  8. the magnet used
  9. test objects
  10. yeast
  11. a results chart
  12. south near north
  13. magnetic
  14. True
  15. False
  16. a balloon
  17. False
  18. a safety pin
  19. sheets it pulls through
  20. north near north
  21. a balloon
  22. it becomes a magnet
  23. they may swallow them
  24. a wooden pencil
  25. we keep it the same
  26. True
  27. vinegar
  28. True
  29. True
  30. north and south
  31. turmeric powder
  32. False
  33. a steel paper clip
  34. non-magnetic
  35. iron
  36. we measure it
  37. not needed
  38. it has no iron in it
  39. a battery cell
  40. False

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