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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 847 · 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) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  3. 3.🔮 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
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
  7. 7.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a copper wire (c) a steel paper clip (d) a plastic ruler
  9. 9.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  10. 10.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  12. 12.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a glass marble (d) a sewing needle
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a rubber eraser (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) a cotton cloth
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
  24. 24.🔮 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 melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it turns to wood
  25. 25.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too light (c) it is too cold (d) it is too shiny
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron screw (c) a paper sheet (d) a wooden pencil
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an aluminium can (c) an iron nail (d) a cotton cloth
  33. 33.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔮 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 clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
  36. 36.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  39. 39.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  40. 40.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. in pairs, opposite ends
  2. a mirror
  3. it gets weaker
  4. a mirror
  5. north near north
  6. a results chart
  7. False
  8. a steel paper clip
  9. pull together
  10. non-magnetic
  11. a balloon
  12. False
  13. not needed
  14. a bar magnet
  15. a glass marble
  16. an iron nail
  17. a sewing needle
  18. not needed
  19. not needed
  20. False
  21. a battery cell
  22. we change it
  23. a wooden pencil
  24. it becomes a magnet
  25. True
  26. not needed
  27. True
  28. False
  29. it has no iron in it
  30. True
  31. an iron screw
  32. an iron nail
  33. False
  34. False
  35. the clip moves
  36. they may swallow them
  37. we keep it the same
  38. test objects
  39. non-magnetic
  40. False

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