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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 791 · 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 push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  2. 2.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  3. 3.🛟 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
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  5. 5.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  6. 6.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a safety pin (c) a plastic ruler (d) a glass marble
  8. 8.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) towards the Sun
  9. 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a cotton cloth
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a sewing needle (c) a safety pin (d) an aluminium can
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
  14. 14.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) the clip turns gold
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a rubber eraser (c) a copper wire (d) a safety pin
  17. 17.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too cold (c) it is too light (d) it is too shiny
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) an iron screw
  24. 24.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  27. 27.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets stronger (d) it turns to copper

Answer key

  1. north near north
  2. non-magnetic
  3. in pairs, opposite ends
  4. push apart
  5. non-magnetic
  6. True
  7. a safety pin
  8. north and south
  9. True
  10. a cotton cloth
  11. an aluminium can
  12. turmeric powder
  13. an aluminium can
  14. False
  15. the clip moves
  16. a safety pin
  17. True
  18. we change it
  19. a plastic ruler
  20. False
  21. it has no iron in it
  22. a balloon
  23. a glass marble
  24. magnetic
  25. not needed
  26. we keep it the same
  27. non-magnetic
  28. needed
  29. we measure it
  30. True
  31. False
  32. True
  33. False
  34. a results chart
  35. yeast
  36. vinegar
  37. south near south
  38. the same table
  39. False
  40. it gets weaker

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