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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 757 · 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 wooden pencil (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  2. 2.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip turns gold (c) the plate melts (d) the clip moves
  6. 6.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  7. 7.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) copper (d) aluminium
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  9. 9.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it gets heavier (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it melts
  11. 11.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  13. 13.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  18. 18.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  19. 19.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  22. 22.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  23. 23.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  25. 25.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  28. 28.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too light (d) it is too cold
  29. 29.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a steel paper clip (c) a copper wire (d) a paper sheet
  37. 37.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a safety pin (c) a cotton cloth (d) a glass marble
  39. 39.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a paper sheet (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip

Answer key

  1. a wooden pencil
  2. False
  3. we change it
  4. not needed
  5. the clip moves
  6. non-magnetic
  7. iron
  8. needed
  9. True
  10. it becomes a magnet
  11. False
  12. south near north
  13. False
  14. False
  15. False
  16. False
  17. at its two poles
  18. non-magnetic
  19. True
  20. a results chart
  21. pull together
  22. non-magnetic
  23. True
  24. we measure it
  25. False
  26. test objects
  27. a mirror
  28. it has no iron in it
  29. True
  30. True
  31. north near north
  32. False
  33. vinegar
  34. sheets it pulls through
  35. it gets weaker
  36. a steel paper clip
  37. magnetic
  38. a safety pin
  39. True
  40. a paper sheet

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