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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 935 · 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: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it turns to wood (c) it gets heavier (d) it melts
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) an aluminium can
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  8. 8.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  9. 9.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  14. 14.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same table (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  18. 18.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a cotton cloth (c) a rubber eraser (d) a copper wire
  21. 21.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a safety pin (c) a steel paper clip (d) iron filings
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  32. 32.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔮 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 moves (d) the clip turns gold
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) iron filings (c) a rubber eraser (d) a plastic ruler
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  36. 36.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) aluminium (c) gold (d) copper
  37. 37.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) up and down (c) north and south (d) east and west
  38. 38.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects

Answer key

  1. False
  2. not needed
  3. it becomes a magnet
  4. yeast
  5. an aluminium can
  6. not needed
  7. turmeric powder
  8. south near south
  9. False
  10. in pairs, opposite ends
  11. False
  12. non-magnetic
  13. push apart
  14. True
  15. the magnet used
  16. we keep it the same
  17. sheets it pulls through
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a safety pin
  21. magnetic
  22. True
  23. False
  24. south near north
  25. pull together
  26. a tray
  27. False
  28. a cotton cloth
  29. needed
  30. a mirror
  31. north near south
  32. False
  33. the clip moves
  34. iron filings
  35. a balloon
  36. iron
  37. north and south
  38. False
  39. False
  40. vinegar

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