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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 751 · 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.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 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 tray
  5. 5.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) an aluminium can (c) a rubber eraser (d) iron filings
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron screw (c) a plastic ruler (d) a wooden pencil
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a wooden pencil
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a copper wire (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a compass (c) a pulley (d) a periscope
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  30. 30.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) test objects
  32. 32.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) iron (c) gold (d) copper
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  37. 37.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  38. 38.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) nowhere (d) everywhere the same
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) a steel paper clip
  40. 40.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. True
  4. a mirror
  5. in pairs, opposite ends
  6. a results chart
  7. not needed
  8. vinegar
  9. a mirror
  10. turmeric powder
  11. iron filings
  12. not needed
  13. we measure it
  14. False
  15. an iron screw
  16. we change it
  17. an iron nail
  18. we keep it the same
  19. a wooden pencil
  20. we keep it the same
  21. a copper wire
  22. False
  23. needed
  24. a compass
  25. True
  26. not needed
  27. the magnet used
  28. True
  29. pull together
  30. magnetic
  31. vinegar
  32. iron
  33. True
  34. south near south
  35. yeast
  36. sheets it pulls through
  37. magnetic
  38. at its two poles
  39. a wooden pencil
  40. they may swallow them

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