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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 75 · 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.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) dropped on the floor
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
  3. 3.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  5. 5.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  7. 7.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  11. 11.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) test objects
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper sheet (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron screw
  15. 15.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
  16. 16.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) iron filings (c) a rubber eraser (d) a cotton cloth
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) iron filings (c) a rubber eraser (d) a steel paper clip
  24. 24.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
  26. 26.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a sewing needle (c) a rubber eraser (d) a copper wire
  28. 28.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through
  37. 37.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. in pairs, opposite ends
  2. a battery cell
  3. True
  4. they may swallow them
  5. magnetic
  6. vinegar
  7. False
  8. True
  9. pull together
  10. we keep it the same
  11. north and south
  12. north near north
  13. vinegar
  14. an iron screw
  15. it becomes a magnet
  16. False
  17. north near south
  18. not needed
  19. the magnet used
  20. a wooden pencil
  21. iron filings
  22. not needed
  23. a rubber eraser
  24. True
  25. a glass marble
  26. True
  27. a sewing needle
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. True
  32. a results chart
  33. south near north
  34. push apart
  35. we measure it
  36. the kind of paper
  37. False
  38. True
  39. magnetic
  40. needed

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