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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 931 · 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.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  4. 4.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a rubber eraser (d) a safety pin
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
  7. 7.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  9. 9.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  11. 11.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  12. 12.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an aluminium can (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) copper
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  25. 25.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too shiny (d) it is too light
  26. 26.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) vinegar (d) test objects
  32. 32.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron nail (c) a wooden pencil (d) a plastic ruler
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  38. 38.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart

Answer key

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

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