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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 954 · 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.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) east and west
  2. 2.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  12. 12.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  13. 13.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too hot
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  16. 16.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  22. 22.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
  23. 23.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  25. 25.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a copper wire
  29. 29.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too shiny (d) it is too cold
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
  31. 31.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (d) it melts
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a tray
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) iron filings (c) a copper wire (d) a plastic ruler
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) an aluminium can (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. north and south
  2. False
  3. False
  4. magnetic
  5. a mirror
  6. True
  7. turmeric powder
  8. not needed
  9. True
  10. pull together
  11. north near north
  12. non-magnetic
  13. they may swallow them
  14. we keep it the same
  15. a bar magnet
  16. True
  17. the magnet used
  18. False
  19. not needed
  20. non-magnetic
  21. a results chart
  22. at its two poles
  23. False
  24. yeast
  25. False
  26. True
  27. True
  28. a copper wire
  29. it has no iron in it
  30. an iron nail
  31. it becomes a magnet
  32. a balloon
  33. iron filings
  34. not needed
  35. a battery cell
  36. an iron screw
  37. north near south
  38. not needed
  39. True
  40. True

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