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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 815 · 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.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) loose in a toy box
  2. 2.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a plastic ruler (c) a rubber eraser (d) a glass marble
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) a wooden pencil
  5. 5.🔮 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 turns gold (d) the clip moves
  6. 6.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a sewing needle (c) a copper wire (d) a rubber eraser
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a glass marble (c) a cotton cloth (d) a paper sheet
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  12. 12.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
  16. 16.🛟 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
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  20. 20.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a tray
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a safety pin (c) an aluminium can (d) a plastic ruler
  24. 24.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) yeast
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  30. 30.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  34. 34.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too cold (c) it is too light (d) it has no iron in it
  35. 35.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a compass (c) a periscope (d) a pulley
  36. 36.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a sewing needle (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
  40. 40.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic

Answer key

  1. in pairs, opposite ends
  2. True
  3. a safety pin
  4. an iron nail
  5. the clip moves
  6. False
  7. a sewing needle
  8. turmeric powder
  9. an iron screw
  10. needed
  11. sheets it pulls through
  12. it becomes a magnet
  13. False
  14. south near south
  15. yeast
  16. they may swallow them
  17. we keep it the same
  18. pull together
  19. we change it
  20. True
  21. a balloon
  22. a mirror
  23. a safety pin
  24. non-magnetic
  25. False
  26. False
  27. a bar magnet
  28. yeast
  29. vinegar
  30. True
  31. we keep it the same
  32. False
  33. turmeric powder
  34. it has no iron in it
  35. a compass
  36. True
  37. north near north
  38. a rubber eraser
  39. a paper sheet
  40. magnetic

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