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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 883 · 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: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a plastic ruler (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron nail
  6. 6.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  7. 7.🔮 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
  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 magnet used (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
  9. 9.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) in the middle
  10. 10.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) an iron screw
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it gets heavier
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  16. 16.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) an iron nail
  19. 19.🧺 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 results chart
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  21. 21.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) a plastic ruler (d) a safety pin
  26. 26.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  27. 27.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  28. 28.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) a sewing needle (d) a paper sheet
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a copper wire (d) an iron screw
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  36. 36.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an aluminium can (c) a cotton cloth (d) an iron screw
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a cotton cloth (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron screw (d) a plastic ruler

Answer key

  1. True
  2. needed
  3. the kind of paper
  4. a results chart
  5. an iron nail
  6. push apart
  7. it gets weaker
  8. sheets it pulls through
  9. at its two poles
  10. they may swallow them
  11. a glass marble
  12. a mirror
  13. we measure it
  14. it becomes a magnet
  15. we keep it the same
  16. False
  17. we keep it the same
  18. a copper wire
  19. vinegar
  20. a tray
  21. False
  22. False
  23. we keep it the same
  24. False
  25. a plastic ruler
  26. non-magnetic
  27. magnetic
  28. False
  29. True
  30. True
  31. magnetic
  32. a paper sheet
  33. a copper wire
  34. needed
  35. magnetic
  36. magnetic
  37. an iron screw
  38. a mirror
  39. a cotton cloth
  40. a plastic ruler

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