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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 671 · 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 needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  2. 2.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) in the middle (c) at its two poles (d) everywhere the same
  4. 4.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) test objects
  8. 8.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  10. 10.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  12. 12.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  15. 15.🔮 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
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
  18. 18.🧺 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) turmeric powder
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) an iron screw
  21. 21.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
  23. 23.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  24. 24.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
  26. 26.🧲 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
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  28. 28.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) test objects
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  34. 34.🔮 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
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a paper sheet
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an iron nail (c) a safety pin (d) a steel paper clip
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a sewing needle
  39. 39.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) gold (c) copper (d) iron
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it

Answer key

  1. a tray
  2. False
  3. at its two poles
  4. False
  5. needed
  6. in pairs, opposite ends
  7. a mirror
  8. False
  9. a results chart
  10. non-magnetic
  11. south near south
  12. True
  13. the magnet used
  14. north near north
  15. it gets weaker
  16. not needed
  17. it becomes a magnet
  18. turmeric powder
  19. yeast
  20. a glass marble
  21. True
  22. a wooden pencil
  23. non-magnetic
  24. True
  25. turmeric powder
  26. north and south
  27. we keep it the same
  28. True
  29. we change it
  30. False
  31. south near north
  32. vinegar
  33. test objects
  34. the clip moves
  35. we keep it the same
  36. a paper sheet
  37. a cotton cloth
  38. an aluminium can
  39. iron
  40. we measure it

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