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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 867 · 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.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they smell bad (c) they are too heavy (d) they are too hot
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a tray
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  8. 8.🔮 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 turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  9. 9.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  11. 11.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  12. 12.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) an aluminium can (c) a glass marble (d) a wooden pencil
  15. 15.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) copper (c) aluminium (d) gold
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  17. 17.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) loose in a toy box
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a sundial (c) a pulley (d) a compass
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  28. 28.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) a wooden pencil
  32. 32.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a cotton cloth
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron screw
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. False
  2. they may swallow them
  3. a mirror
  4. not needed
  5. True
  6. south near north
  7. south near south
  8. the clip moves
  9. True
  10. a balloon
  11. magnetic
  12. it has no iron in it
  13. needed
  14. an iron nail
  15. iron
  16. push apart
  17. it becomes a magnet
  18. north near south
  19. True
  20. False
  21. in pairs, opposite ends
  22. it gets weaker
  23. we measure it
  24. True
  25. True
  26. a compass
  27. a mirror
  28. False
  29. pull together
  30. a battery cell
  31. an iron screw
  32. False
  33. a cotton cloth
  34. a paper sheet
  35. an aluminium can
  36. north near north
  37. True
  38. True
  39. True
  40. needed

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