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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 716 · 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) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through
  4. 4.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) iron (c) copper (d) gold
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  6. 6.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: south 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip (d) the kind of paper
  10. 10.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  11. 11.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  14. 14.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a copper wire (c) a steel paper clip (d) iron filings
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
  18. 18.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  20. 20.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  23. 23.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a plastic ruler (c) a safety pin (d) a paper sheet
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  27. 27.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) up and down (c) north and south (d) east and west
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
  29. 29.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  32. 32.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (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.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  38. 38.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  40. 40.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. not needed
  3. the same paper clip
  4. iron
  5. turmeric powder
  6. False
  7. False
  8. True
  9. sheets it pulls through
  10. magnetic
  11. push apart
  12. a mirror
  13. pull together
  14. push apart
  15. test objects
  16. a copper wire
  17. a wooden pencil
  18. True
  19. we measure it
  20. False
  21. non-magnetic
  22. we keep it the same
  23. magnetic
  24. a safety pin
  25. south near north
  26. the clip moves
  27. north and south
  28. a bar magnet
  29. False
  30. True
  31. south near south
  32. True
  33. True
  34. True
  35. turmeric powder
  36. True
  37. north near south
  38. True
  39. a mirror
  40. True

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