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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 740 · 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) a copper wire (b) an iron nail (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a cotton cloth (c) a glass marble (d) an iron screw
  4. 4.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets stronger (d) it gets weaker
  6. 6.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a sundial (c) a periscope (d) a compass
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  10. 10.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the plate melts (c) the clip turns gold (d) nothing at all
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a rubber eraser (c) iron filings (d) a plastic ruler
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a steel paper clip (c) a rubber eraser (d) a glass marble
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a copper wire (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a copper wire (c) a plastic ruler (d) a safety pin
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
  27. 27.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a cotton cloth (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron nail
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it gets heavier (c) it melts (d) it turns to wood
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) a tray
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a plastic ruler (c) an aluminium can (d) iron filings
  37. 37.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a paper sheet (c) a steel paper clip (d) a sewing needle
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a sewing needle (c) a rubber eraser (d) a wooden pencil
  40. 40.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. an iron nail
  2. needed
  3. an iron screw
  4. at its two poles
  5. it gets weaker
  6. True
  7. a compass
  8. True
  9. pull together
  10. False
  11. the clip moves
  12. iron filings
  13. a steel paper clip
  14. needed
  15. False
  16. magnetic
  17. False
  18. an iron screw
  19. a safety pin
  20. a battery cell
  21. needed
  22. False
  23. not needed
  24. True
  25. True
  26. a copper wire
  27. True
  28. turmeric powder
  29. a cotton cloth
  30. we keep it the same
  31. pull together
  32. a tray
  33. a results chart
  34. it becomes a magnet
  35. a mirror
  36. iron filings
  37. True
  38. a paper sheet
  39. a sewing needle
  40. True

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