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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 92 · 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 sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  2. 2.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  5. 5.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  7. 7.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  8. 8.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  11. 11.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron screw (c) an aluminium can (d) a wooden pencil
  18. 18.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
  20. 20.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  24. 24.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  26. 26.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  28. 28.🛟 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
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron screw (d) an aluminium can
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  40. 40.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too light (d) it is too cold

Answer key

  1. magnetic
  2. False
  3. they may swallow them
  4. we measure it
  5. non-magnetic
  6. a balloon
  7. non-magnetic
  8. True
  9. north near south
  10. turmeric powder
  11. True
  12. True
  13. True
  14. False
  15. False
  16. yeast
  17. an iron screw
  18. non-magnetic
  19. the clip moves
  20. False
  21. True
  22. True
  23. the magnet used
  24. False
  25. yeast
  26. non-magnetic
  27. a battery cell
  28. in pairs, opposite ends
  29. not needed
  30. False
  31. an iron screw
  32. test objects
  33. we keep it the same
  34. south near south
  35. a mirror
  36. not needed
  37. True
  38. True
  39. we change it
  40. it has no iron in it

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