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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 896 · 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.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) an aluminium can (c) a wooden pencil (d) a safety pin
  3. 3.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  4. 4.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a periscope (c) a compass (d) a pulley
  5. 5.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  11. 11.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a rubber eraser (c) a safety pin (d) a sewing needle
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  14. 14.🛟 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
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a steel paper clip
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
  23. 23.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it melts (d) it turns to wood
  26. 26.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
  29. 29.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  30. 30.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a plastic ruler (c) a wooden pencil (d) a cotton cloth
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
  34. 34.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
  37. 37.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
  40. 40.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. non-magnetic
  2. a safety pin
  3. in pairs, opposite ends
  4. a compass
  5. True
  6. True
  7. False
  8. we keep it the same
  9. the kind of paper
  10. south near north
  11. False
  12. a rubber eraser
  13. pull together
  14. they may swallow them
  15. a balloon
  16. True
  17. a plastic ruler
  18. needed
  19. False
  20. a mirror
  21. vinegar
  22. it gets weaker
  23. False
  24. we keep it the same
  25. it becomes a magnet
  26. True
  27. False
  28. the clip moves
  29. pull together
  30. True
  31. a sewing needle
  32. False
  33. a wooden pencil
  34. False
  35. north near south
  36. a glass marble
  37. True
  38. north near north
  39. sheets it pulls through
  40. True

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