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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 79 · 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.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a copper wire (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron screw
  5. 5.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same table”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  7. 7.🔮 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
  8. 8.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  9. 9.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  10. 10.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a periscope (c) a compass (d) a sundial
  12. 12.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a cotton cloth
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  17. 17.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  18. 18.🛟 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a steel paper clip (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  21. 21.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a rubber eraser (d) a safety pin
  26. 26.🧲 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
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  28. 28.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it gets heavier
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) a wooden pencil
  31. 31.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a plastic ruler (c) a safety pin (d) an iron nail
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  35. 35.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  37. 37.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  38. 38.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) copper

Answer key

  1. True
  2. we keep it the same
  3. a results chart
  4. a copper wire
  5. magnetic
  6. we keep it the same
  7. it gets weaker
  8. magnetic
  9. in pairs, opposite ends
  10. True
  11. a compass
  12. False
  13. a tray
  14. False
  15. an iron screw
  16. a balloon
  17. pull together
  18. they may swallow them
  19. a steel paper clip
  20. pull together
  21. False
  22. True
  23. a battery cell
  24. vinegar
  25. a rubber eraser
  26. north and south
  27. south near north
  28. True
  29. it becomes a magnet
  30. a wooden pencil
  31. False
  32. a plastic ruler
  33. a balloon
  34. we measure it
  35. True
  36. north near north
  37. magnetic
  38. False
  39. False
  40. iron

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