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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 781 · 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 paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  5. 5.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  8. 8.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) north and south (c) up and down (d) east and west
  9. 9.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  11. 11.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) iron filings (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  22. 22.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  23. 23.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  25. 25.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a tray
  28. 28.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🛟 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
  34. 34.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a wooden pencil (c) a glass marble (d) a sewing needle
  37. 37.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  40. 40.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together

Answer key

  1. True
  2. non-magnetic
  3. north near south
  4. south near north
  5. True
  6. a bar magnet
  7. a mirror
  8. north and south
  9. False
  10. non-magnetic
  11. True
  12. pull together
  13. push apart
  14. the clip moves
  15. a plastic ruler
  16. turmeric powder
  17. needed
  18. False
  19. needed
  20. False
  21. push apart
  22. magnetic
  23. True
  24. yeast
  25. True
  26. yeast
  27. a mirror
  28. non-magnetic
  29. a balloon
  30. True
  31. a results chart
  32. True
  33. they may swallow them
  34. True
  35. True
  36. a sewing needle
  37. magnetic
  38. True
  39. south near south
  40. pull together

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