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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 7 · 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.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the clip moves (c) the plate melts (d) nothing at all
  5. 5.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  7. 7.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too cold (d) it is too shiny
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  9. 9.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a glass marble (c) an iron screw (d) an aluminium can
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  12. 12.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  16. 16.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  18. 18.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  19. 19.🧺 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
  20. 20.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  25. 25.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  26. 26.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an aluminium can (c) a safety pin (d) a glass marble
  32. 32.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a sewing needle (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron screw
  34. 34.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  36. 36.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) iron (c) gold (d) copper
  37. 37.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. we change it
  2. needed
  3. not needed
  4. the clip moves
  5. in pairs, opposite ends
  6. south near south
  7. it has no iron in it
  8. sheets it pulls through
  9. non-magnetic
  10. an iron screw
  11. north near north
  12. True
  13. True
  14. turmeric powder
  15. pull together
  16. False
  17. turmeric powder
  18. magnetic
  19. yeast
  20. the magnet used
  21. north near south
  22. True
  23. a mirror
  24. a balloon
  25. at its two poles
  26. False
  27. south near north
  28. needed
  29. True
  30. a tray
  31. a safety pin
  32. True
  33. a rubber eraser
  34. True
  35. non-magnetic
  36. iron
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. True

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