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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 841 · 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.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a tray
  3. 3.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) east and west
  5. 5.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) an iron screw (c) a plastic ruler (d) a rubber eraser
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  11. 11.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  13. 13.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) vinegar (d) test objects
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) iron filings
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) iron filings (c) an iron screw (d) a sewing needle
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a sewing needle (d) a glass marble
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too light (d) it has no iron in it
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  29. 29.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
  30. 30.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a glass marble (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  39. 39.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a compass
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. we change it
  2. a battery cell
  3. True
  4. north and south
  5. True
  6. a bar magnet
  7. True
  8. False
  9. an iron screw
  10. the clip moves
  11. magnetic
  12. north near north
  13. False
  14. non-magnetic
  15. we keep it the same
  16. vinegar
  17. a copper wire
  18. vinegar
  19. south near south
  20. a paper sheet
  21. a glass marble
  22. test objects
  23. False
  24. it has no iron in it
  25. a rubber eraser
  26. needed
  27. False
  28. it becomes a magnet
  29. in pairs, opposite ends
  30. True
  31. sheets it pulls through
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. a steel paper clip
  38. we measure it
  39. a compass
  40. not needed

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