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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 756 · 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.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a rubber eraser (c) a wooden pencil (d) an aluminium can
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) a rubber eraser
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) yeast
  9. 9.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  14. 14.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) a steel paper clip
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  18. 18.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) aluminium (c) copper (d) iron
  19. 19.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) iron filings (c) a rubber eraser (d) a glass marble
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) the clip turns gold
  23. 23.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 same table (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 table
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) north and south
  29. 29.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
  33. 33.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets stronger
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron screw (c) a glass marble (d) an aluminium can
  40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. non-magnetic
  2. sheets it pulls through
  3. needed
  4. it has no iron in it
  5. an iron nail
  6. an iron screw
  7. north near north
  8. a bar magnet
  9. False
  10. in pairs, opposite ends
  11. not needed
  12. at its two poles
  13. north near south
  14. True
  15. False
  16. an aluminium can
  17. we change it
  18. iron
  19. False
  20. iron filings
  21. needed
  22. the clip moves
  23. True
  24. an iron nail
  25. the magnet used
  26. the same table
  27. True
  28. north and south
  29. False
  30. False
  31. push apart
  32. a battery cell
  33. it gets weaker
  34. the kind of paper
  35. they may swallow them
  36. pull together
  37. test objects
  38. vinegar
  39. an iron screw
  40. False

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