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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 799 · 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.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  2. 2.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a plastic ruler (c) a sewing needle (d) a wooden pencil
  6. 6.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 table (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  12. 12.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a glass marble (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron nail
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) yeast
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  20. 20.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  21. 21.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a copper wire (d) a safety pin
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  26. 26.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  31. 31.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  32. 32.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) copper
  33. 33.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  35. 35.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
  37. 37.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  38. 38.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) yeast
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier

Answer key

  1. pull together
  2. magnetic
  3. not needed
  4. non-magnetic
  5. a sewing needle
  6. True
  7. a battery cell
  8. the magnet used
  9. a bar magnet
  10. not needed
  11. yeast
  12. in pairs, opposite ends
  13. the kind of paper
  14. an iron nail
  15. a tray
  16. test objects
  17. True
  18. we keep it the same
  19. sheets it pulls through
  20. non-magnetic
  21. they may swallow them
  22. a copper wire
  23. a balloon
  24. we change it
  25. needed
  26. non-magnetic
  27. not needed
  28. False
  29. vinegar
  30. push apart
  31. non-magnetic
  32. iron
  33. at its two poles
  34. push apart
  35. False
  36. it has no iron in it
  37. magnetic
  38. True
  39. yeast
  40. it becomes a magnet

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