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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 688 · 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 metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) aluminium (c) iron (d) copper
  2. 2.🧲 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
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the same table (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
  6. 6.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it turns to wood
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) a paper sheet
  8. 8.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a copper wire (c) an iron screw (d) a wooden pencil
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  15. 15.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a sundial (c) a compass (d) a periscope
  17. 17.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  18. 18.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  24. 24.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a wooden pencil (c) a glass marble (d) an aluminium can
  27. 27.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too heavy (d) they are too hot
  28. 28.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) nowhere (c) in the middle (d) everywhere the same
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  34. 34.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings

Answer key

  1. iron
  2. north and south
  3. sheets it pulls through
  4. turmeric powder
  5. a tray
  6. it becomes a magnet
  7. a paper sheet
  8. True
  9. a balloon
  10. yeast
  11. we keep it the same
  12. in pairs, opposite ends
  13. an iron screw
  14. test objects
  15. True
  16. a compass
  17. non-magnetic
  18. pull together
  19. not needed
  20. north near north
  21. a bar magnet
  22. south near south
  23. a results chart
  24. False
  25. pull together
  26. an iron nail
  27. they may swallow them
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. at its two poles
  32. not needed
  33. turmeric powder
  34. True
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. we change it
  39. vinegar
  40. a wooden pencil

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