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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 703 · 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.🔮 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 moves (d) the clip turns gold
  2. 2.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) a cotton cloth
  4. 4.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron screw (d) a steel paper clip
  6. 6.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  8. 8.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  10. 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a rubber eraser
  14. 14.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  19. 19.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too cold (d) it is too light
  21. 21.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  26. 26.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too hot (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an aluminium can (c) a plastic ruler (d) a steel paper clip
  28. 28.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it gets heavier (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
  36. 36.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a steel paper clip (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
  38. 38.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) towards the Sun
  39. 39.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. the clip moves
  2. False
  3. a safety pin
  4. True
  5. a plastic ruler
  6. False
  7. magnetic
  8. False
  9. sheets it pulls through
  10. push apart
  11. turmeric powder
  12. the magnet used
  13. a rubber eraser
  14. True
  15. we keep it the same
  16. non-magnetic
  17. False
  18. a balloon
  19. True
  20. it has no iron in it
  21. True
  22. a battery cell
  23. an iron nail
  24. a mirror
  25. turmeric powder
  26. they may swallow them
  27. a steel paper clip
  28. non-magnetic
  29. we keep it the same
  30. False
  31. vinegar
  32. north near south
  33. True
  34. yeast
  35. it becomes a magnet
  36. non-magnetic
  37. a wooden pencil
  38. north and south
  39. False
  40. needed

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