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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 760 · 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 an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
  3. 3.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a tray
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip moves (d) the clip turns gold
  8. 8.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) copper (c) aluminium (d) gold
  9. 9.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper (d) the magnet used
  11. 11.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  13. 13.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  15. 15.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a plastic ruler (c) a cotton cloth (d) a copper wire
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  18. 18.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  19. 19.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
  21. 21.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a cotton cloth (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron nail
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a steel paper clip
  30. 30.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too light (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
  32. 32.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel paper clip (c) a plastic ruler (d) a paper sheet
  36. 36.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  39. 39.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  40. 40.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. magnetic
  2. a paper sheet
  3. magnetic
  4. vinegar
  5. needed
  6. False
  7. the clip moves
  8. iron
  9. False
  10. the magnet used
  11. True
  12. it becomes a magnet
  13. False
  14. a mirror
  15. True
  16. iron filings
  17. a battery cell
  18. non-magnetic
  19. at its two poles
  20. turmeric powder
  21. True
  22. an iron nail
  23. False
  24. True
  25. south near north
  26. north near north
  27. test objects
  28. north near south
  29. a wooden pencil
  30. False
  31. it has no iron in it
  32. non-magnetic
  33. False
  34. non-magnetic
  35. a steel paper clip
  36. False
  37. turmeric powder
  38. sheets it pulls through
  39. push apart
  40. False

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