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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 863 · 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) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
  2. 2.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) iron filings (c) a steel paper clip (d) a plastic ruler
  6. 6.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a plastic ruler (c) an aluminium can (d) a steel paper clip
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) test objects
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) iron filings (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron screw
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  16. 16.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  18. 18.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  19. 19.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) gold (c) iron (d) aluminium
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a glass marble (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron screw
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) test objects
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  24. 24.🧲 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 cold (d) it is too light
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a steel paper clip (c) a wooden pencil (d) a glass marble
  26. 26.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) test objects
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  31. 31.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
  32. 32.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
  36. 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron screw (c) a wooden pencil (d) a steel paper clip
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. vinegar
  2. False
  3. not needed
  4. not needed
  5. a plastic ruler
  6. True
  7. a steel paper clip
  8. sheets it pulls through
  9. yeast
  10. a balloon
  11. north near north
  12. a rubber eraser
  13. not needed
  14. the same table
  15. a mirror
  16. False
  17. push apart
  18. they may swallow them
  19. iron
  20. an iron screw
  21. yeast
  22. True
  23. north near south
  24. it has no iron in it
  25. a steel paper clip
  26. in pairs, opposite ends
  27. False
  28. the magnet used
  29. vinegar
  30. a mirror
  31. at its two poles
  32. False
  33. needed
  34. we measure it
  35. a glass marble
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a wooden pencil
  40. False

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