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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 783 · 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 glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) an aluminium can
  3. 3.🧺 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 bar magnet
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  5. 5.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  9. 9.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) a copper wire
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a sewing needle (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it gets heavier (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it turns to wood
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets stronger
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  18. 18.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron nail
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a copper wire
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) an aluminium can (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
  23. 23.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a cotton cloth (c) a paper sheet (d) an aluminium can
  25. 25.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a sundial (c) a pulley (d) a compass
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron nail
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  29. 29.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron screw (d) a safety pin
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) the same table
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a copper wire (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron screw
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a sewing needle (c) a copper wire (d) a safety pin

Answer key

  1. True
  2. an aluminium can
  3. a mirror
  4. yeast
  5. they may swallow them
  6. needed
  7. the same table
  8. we keep it the same
  9. True
  10. an iron nail
  11. a battery cell
  12. vinegar
  13. a paper sheet
  14. it becomes a magnet
  15. it gets weaker
  16. a rubber eraser
  17. north near north
  18. push apart
  19. a wooden pencil
  20. push apart
  21. a copper wire
  22. an aluminium can
  23. False
  24. an iron nail
  25. a compass
  26. a paper sheet
  27. not needed
  28. magnetic
  29. in pairs, opposite ends
  30. turmeric powder
  31. a plastic ruler
  32. the magnet used
  33. not needed
  34. we keep it the same
  35. yeast
  36. False
  37. True
  38. an iron screw
  39. True
  40. a copper wire

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