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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 689 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  2. 2.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) a glass marble
  5. 5.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too light (d) it is too shiny
  6. 6.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  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 paper clip (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a paper sheet (c) a safety pin (d) a plastic ruler
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  12. 12.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  14. 14.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
  18. 18.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a sundial
  19. 19.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  21. 21.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) up and down
  22. 22.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  26. 26.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a sewing needle (d) a rubber eraser
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  31. 31.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
  33. 33.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a paper sheet
  35. 35.🔮 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 turns gold (c) the plate melts (d) the clip moves
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a cotton cloth (c) an aluminium can (d) a copper wire
  38. 38.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) a tray

Answer key

  1. a mirror
  2. at its two poles
  3. turmeric powder
  4. a safety pin
  5. it has no iron in it
  6. False
  7. True
  8. the magnet used
  9. we change it
  10. a safety pin
  11. a balloon
  12. non-magnetic
  13. a battery cell
  14. in pairs, opposite ends
  15. a rubber eraser
  16. False
  17. north near north
  18. a compass
  19. False
  20. north near south
  21. north and south
  22. True
  23. True
  24. needed
  25. pull together
  26. False
  27. a results chart
  28. a rubber eraser
  29. we measure it
  30. pull together
  31. False
  32. a tray
  33. True
  34. an iron screw
  35. the clip moves
  36. needed
  37. iron filings
  38. False
  39. False
  40. yeast

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