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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 877 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  4. 4.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  9. 9.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it turns to wood
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  12. 12.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need vinegar 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? What do we do with “sheets it pulls through”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  16. 16.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the same table
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an aluminium can (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
  19. 19.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a cotton cloth
  23. 23.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  24. 24.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) copper
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
  27. 27.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  31. 31.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used
  35. 35.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  40. 40.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a copper wire
  2. a mirror
  3. south near north
  4. True
  5. False
  6. False
  7. False
  8. magnetic
  9. False
  10. it becomes a magnet
  11. north near south
  12. False
  13. not needed
  14. we measure it
  15. it gets weaker
  16. they may swallow them
  17. sheets it pulls through
  18. a steel paper clip
  19. True
  20. a results chart
  21. True
  22. a cotton cloth
  23. pull together
  24. iron
  25. north near north
  26. a battery cell
  27. True
  28. True
  29. magnetic
  30. a mirror
  31. False
  32. True
  33. True
  34. the kind of paper
  35. False
  36. the same paper clip
  37. we keep it the same
  38. False
  39. yeast
  40. True

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