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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 949 · 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.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  2. 2.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a sewing needle (c) a rubber eraser (d) a glass marble
  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.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) a copper wire
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  11. 11.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  13. 13.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a plastic ruler (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
  15. 15.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. 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 kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) iron (d) aluminium
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) test objects
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) yeast
  22. 22.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  24. 24.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  25. 25.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  29. 29.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  33. 33.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  35. 35.🔮 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 gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
  36. 36.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  38. 38.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a periscope (c) a pulley (d) a compass
  40. 40.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle

Answer key

  1. push apart
  2. False
  3. True
  4. pull together
  5. a sewing needle
  6. north and south
  7. the clip moves
  8. a cotton cloth
  9. a steel paper clip
  10. test objects
  11. in pairs, opposite ends
  12. yeast
  13. True
  14. iron filings
  15. False
  16. pull together
  17. False
  18. True
  19. iron
  20. vinegar
  21. yeast
  22. False
  23. a battery cell
  24. non-magnetic
  25. True
  26. False
  27. we keep it the same
  28. a glass marble
  29. they may swallow them
  30. the magnet used
  31. we keep it the same
  32. a bar magnet
  33. non-magnetic
  34. we change it
  35. it becomes a magnet
  36. True
  37. a results chart
  38. True
  39. a compass
  40. at its two poles

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