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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 930 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  3. 3.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) iron filings (c) a glass marble (d) a safety pin
  6. 6.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) yeast
  9. 9.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  10. 10.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
  13. 13.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a cotton cloth (c) a copper wire (d) a sewing needle
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets stronger (c) it gets weaker (d) it turns to copper
  25. 25.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) everywhere the same
  26. 26.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a compass (c) a periscope (d) a sundial
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  29. 29.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) aluminium (c) iron (d) gold
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  32. 32.🛟 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
  33. 33.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  35. 35.🔮 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 melts (d) it becomes a magnet
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  37. 37.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  40. 40.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) towards the Sun (c) east and west (d) up and down

Answer key

  1. a plastic ruler
  2. a balloon
  3. True
  4. True
  5. a glass marble
  6. non-magnetic
  7. False
  8. yeast
  9. in pairs, opposite ends
  10. True
  11. True
  12. test objects
  13. True
  14. a tray
  15. south near north
  16. we keep it the same
  17. a sewing needle
  18. a mirror
  19. an iron screw
  20. True
  21. pull together
  22. False
  23. non-magnetic
  24. it gets weaker
  25. at its two poles
  26. False
  27. a compass
  28. north near north
  29. False
  30. iron
  31. we keep it the same
  32. they may swallow them
  33. True
  34. turmeric powder
  35. it becomes a magnet
  36. push apart
  37. True
  38. False
  39. the magnet used
  40. north and south

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