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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 748 · 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 of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) iron filings
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) an iron screw (d) a plastic ruler
  8. 8.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  9. 9.🧲 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
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 table (c) sheets it pulls through
  13. 13.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the magnet used”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  15. 15.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a wooden pencil (c) a sewing needle (d) a cotton cloth
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) iron filings (c) a glass marble (d) a plastic ruler
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) yeast
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  27. 27.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a safety pin (c) a cotton cloth (d) a plastic ruler
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a sewing needle (d) an aluminium can
  31. 31.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 same paper clip
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  35. 35.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  36. 36.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) iron (c) gold (d) aluminium
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
  38. 38.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  40. 40.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic

Answer key

  1. a glass marble
  2. False
  3. False
  4. needed
  5. a mirror
  6. not needed
  7. a plastic ruler
  8. magnetic
  9. north and south
  10. vinegar
  11. not needed
  12. the same table
  13. True
  14. we change it
  15. False
  16. a sewing needle
  17. we keep it the same
  18. the magnet used
  19. iron filings
  20. push apart
  21. needed
  22. in pairs, opposite ends
  23. yeast
  24. south near south
  25. True
  26. push apart
  27. at its two poles
  28. a balloon
  29. a safety pin
  30. an aluminium can
  31. non-magnetic
  32. the same paper clip
  33. a bar magnet
  34. south near north
  35. magnetic
  36. iron
  37. it becomes a magnet
  38. False
  39. non-magnetic
  40. non-magnetic

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