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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 719 · 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: 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 melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a steel paper clip (c) a rubber eraser (d) a paper sheet
  3. 3.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
  5. 5.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  9. 9.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a sewing needle (c) a safety pin (d) iron filings
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a wooden pencil (c) a paper sheet (d) iron filings
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  20. 20.🧲 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
  21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) an aluminium can (c) a steel paper clip (d) iron filings
  24. 24.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper
  26. 26.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a rubber eraser (d) a steel paper clip
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  32. 32.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  34. 34.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a mirror

Answer key

  1. it becomes a magnet
  2. a steel paper clip
  3. in pairs, opposite ends
  4. north near north
  5. push apart
  6. False
  7. True
  8. a copper wire
  9. True
  10. False
  11. a mirror
  12. we keep it the same
  13. a wooden pencil
  14. True
  15. True
  16. not needed
  17. they may swallow them
  18. iron filings
  19. a battery cell
  20. north and south
  21. False
  22. we keep it the same
  23. an aluminium can
  24. at its two poles
  25. the kind of paper
  26. True
  27. a rubber eraser
  28. False
  29. True
  30. False
  31. pull together
  32. True
  33. pull together
  34. True
  35. not needed
  36. True
  37. north near south
  38. not needed
  39. needed
  40. test objects

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