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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 890 · 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) a sewing needle (b) an aluminium can (c) a rubber eraser (d) a paper sheet
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a rubber eraser (c) a safety pin (d) a sewing needle
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  10. 10.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a sewing needle (c) a wooden pencil (d) a safety pin
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) nowhere
  15. 15.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  19. 19.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a steel paper clip (c) a cotton cloth (d) a glass marble
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  24. 24.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a sundial (c) a compass (d) a periscope
  25. 25.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  28. 28.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧲 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
  31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a glass marble (c) a paper sheet (d) a copper wire
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  35. 35.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) turmeric powder
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a tray

Answer key

  1. a sewing needle
  2. a battery cell
  3. turmeric powder
  4. a rubber eraser
  5. the magnet used
  6. needed
  7. False
  8. False
  9. they may swallow them
  10. False
  11. a wooden pencil
  12. north near south
  13. the kind of paper
  14. at its two poles
  15. True
  16. not needed
  17. a mirror
  18. turmeric powder
  19. False
  20. push apart
  21. not needed
  22. a steel paper clip
  23. a balloon
  24. a compass
  25. False
  26. not needed
  27. in pairs, opposite ends
  28. magnetic
  29. needed
  30. north and south
  31. pull together
  32. an iron screw
  33. we measure it
  34. south near north
  35. non-magnetic
  36. we keep it the same
  37. a battery cell
  38. we keep it the same
  39. a results chart
  40. yeast

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