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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 658 · 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) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  4. 4.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  5. 5.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron nail
  7. 7.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  8. 8.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) a glass marble (d) iron filings
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a paper sheet (c) a steel paper clip (d) a cotton cloth
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) test objects
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) iron filings
  16. 16.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) a paper sheet
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  19. 19.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a sewing needle (c) a safety pin (d) a steel paper clip
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) test objects
  23. 23.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the kind of paper
  25. 25.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too cold (c) it is too light (d) it is too shiny
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) a tray
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a sundial
  32. 32.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a sewing needle (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) an iron nail (c) a glass marble (d) a cotton cloth
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  37. 37.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a balloon

Answer key

  1. a mirror
  2. it gets weaker
  3. north near south
  4. in pairs, opposite ends
  5. True
  6. a wooden pencil
  7. they may swallow them
  8. True
  9. non-magnetic
  10. south near north
  11. a glass marble
  12. True
  13. a steel paper clip
  14. yeast
  15. a plastic ruler
  16. at its two poles
  17. a safety pin
  18. a balloon
  19. magnetic
  20. a rubber eraser
  21. turmeric powder
  22. a battery cell
  23. push apart
  24. sheets it pulls through
  25. False
  26. needed
  27. it has no iron in it
  28. a mirror
  29. not needed
  30. False
  31. a compass
  32. True
  33. a copper wire
  34. an iron nail
  35. we keep it the same
  36. pull together
  37. False
  38. non-magnetic
  39. we keep it the same
  40. a bar magnet

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