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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 886 · 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 pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an aluminium can (c) a paper sheet (d) a copper wire
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  3. 3.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) north and south (d) up and down
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a glass marble
  8. 8.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  11. 11.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  12. 12.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it melts
  14. 14.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a wooden pencil
  16. 16.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they are too hot
  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) the same table (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets stronger (d) it becomes heavier
  19. 19.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) a rubber eraser
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a plastic ruler (c) a steel paper clip (d) a wooden pencil
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through
  25. 25.🧺 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
  26. 26.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) copper
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  28. 28.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the magnet used”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  31. 31.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 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 results chart
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. an iron screw
  2. a battery cell
  3. True
  4. north and south
  5. we measure it
  6. not needed
  7. a glass marble
  8. False
  9. False
  10. a balloon
  11. push apart
  12. True
  13. it becomes a magnet
  14. magnetic
  15. a wooden pencil
  16. they may swallow them
  17. sheets it pulls through
  18. it gets weaker
  19. True
  20. a sewing needle
  21. south near north
  22. a steel paper clip
  23. we keep it the same
  24. the kind of paper
  25. a mirror
  26. iron
  27. test objects
  28. False
  29. True
  30. we change it
  31. True
  32. False
  33. True
  34. not needed
  35. False
  36. turmeric powder
  37. we keep it the same
  38. False
  39. True
  40. needed

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