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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 823 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  2. 2.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) yeast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) an aluminium can (c) a wooden pencil (d) a sewing needle
  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.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  9. 9.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) up and down
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  16. 16.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an aluminium can (c) a wooden pencil (d) a cotton cloth
  18. 18.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too light (d) it is too cold
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) a steel paper clip
  20. 20.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets stronger (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
  28. 28.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  31. 31.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
  36. 36.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  38. 38.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  39. 39.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. a mirror
  2. True
  3. yeast
  4. a sewing needle
  5. they may swallow them
  6. False
  7. magnetic
  8. push apart
  9. True
  10. True
  11. north and south
  12. True
  13. not needed
  14. a balloon
  15. push apart
  16. True
  17. a safety pin
  18. it has no iron in it
  19. a wooden pencil
  20. non-magnetic
  21. a cotton cloth
  22. we keep it the same
  23. True
  24. sheets it pulls through
  25. the same table
  26. we measure it
  27. it gets weaker
  28. non-magnetic
  29. we change it
  30. north near north
  31. True
  32. test objects
  33. not needed
  34. True
  35. at its two poles
  36. False
  37. a battery cell
  38. magnetic
  39. non-magnetic
  40. needed

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