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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 702 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a plastic ruler (c) a wooden pencil (d) a paper sheet
  2. 2.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  3. 3.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron nail (d) a wooden pencil
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 table (b) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  8. 8.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  9. 9.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  11. 11.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) copper (d) aluminium
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  13. 13.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
  17. 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) north and south
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
  22. 22.🛟 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
  23. 23.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) an iron nail (c) a safety pin (d) a steel paper clip
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  26. 26.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 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 mirror
  32. 32.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a sundial (c) a periscope (d) a compass
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a balloon
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  38. 38.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  40. 40.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. an iron screw
  2. at its two poles
  3. magnetic
  4. needed
  5. needed
  6. an iron nail
  7. sheets it pulls through
  8. non-magnetic
  9. True
  10. push apart
  11. iron
  12. the clip moves
  13. False
  14. True
  15. yeast
  16. a battery cell
  17. north and south
  18. test objects
  19. a tray
  20. push apart
  21. a bar magnet
  22. in pairs, opposite ends
  23. True
  24. a paper sheet
  25. we keep it the same
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. vinegar
  30. the magnet used
  31. a mirror
  32. a compass
  33. True
  34. True
  35. turmeric powder
  36. a results chart
  37. north near north
  38. False
  39. turmeric powder
  40. True

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