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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 85 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a tray
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron screw
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🔮 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
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 table (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) an aluminium can
  11. 11.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) yeast
  13. 13.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a glass marble (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron screw (c) an aluminium can (d) a cotton cloth
  20. 20.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  25. 25.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a plastic ruler (d) a sewing needle
  29. 29.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  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.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
  33. 33.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) up and down (c) towards the Sun (d) east and west
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a steel paper clip (c) a cotton cloth (d) an iron screw

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. vinegar
  3. a wooden pencil
  4. north near south
  5. it gets weaker
  6. not needed
  7. it becomes a magnet
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. sheets it pulls through
  10. an aluminium can
  11. True
  12. yeast
  13. False
  14. True
  15. non-magnetic
  16. north near north
  17. a glass marble
  18. a balloon
  19. an iron screw
  20. magnetic
  21. a balloon
  22. needed
  23. we keep it the same
  24. turmeric powder
  25. True
  26. a battery cell
  27. pull together
  28. a plastic ruler
  29. magnetic
  30. True
  31. at its two poles
  32. a results chart
  33. magnetic
  34. needed
  35. a bar magnet
  36. False
  37. the clip moves
  38. not needed
  39. north and south
  40. a cotton cloth

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