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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 937 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  3. 3.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too cold (c) it is too light (d) it is too shiny
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  6. 6.🧲 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
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  10. 10.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a cotton cloth (c) a safety pin (d) a sewing needle
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  18. 18.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a sewing needle (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) a wooden pencil
  23. 23.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an aluminium can (c) a steel paper clip (d) a plastic ruler
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  32. 32.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  36. 36.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron nail
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror

Answer key

  1. False
  2. non-magnetic
  3. it has no iron in it
  4. True
  5. turmeric powder
  6. north and south
  7. a battery cell
  8. push apart
  9. south near south
  10. False
  11. False
  12. True
  13. we keep it the same
  14. False
  15. magnetic
  16. a cotton cloth
  17. a balloon
  18. they may swallow them
  19. needed
  20. magnetic
  21. a sewing needle
  22. an iron screw
  23. False
  24. True
  25. pull together
  26. a steel paper clip
  27. False
  28. turmeric powder
  29. False
  30. push apart
  31. it becomes a magnet
  32. pull together
  33. we measure it
  34. the magnet used
  35. yeast
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. an iron nail
  40. a bar magnet

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