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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 962 · 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.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a compass
  2. 2.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) a plastic ruler
  6. 6.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  10. 10.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a copper wire (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
  14. 14.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔮 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
  17. 17.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an aluminium can (c) a safety pin (d) a sewing needle
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a cotton cloth (c) a paper sheet (d) a glass marble
  23. 23.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) a safety pin
  28. 28.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) north and south (c) up and down (d) east and west
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) in the middle (c) nowhere (d) everywhere the same
  32. 32.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  34. 34.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  35. 35.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  38. 38.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too light (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
  39. 39.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) turmeric powder

Answer key

  1. a compass
  2. True
  3. False
  4. south near south
  5. a plastic ruler
  6. False
  7. False
  8. we keep it the same
  9. non-magnetic
  10. False
  11. not needed
  12. True
  13. an iron nail
  14. False
  15. False
  16. it becomes a magnet
  17. pull together
  18. it gets weaker
  19. True
  20. True
  21. an aluminium can
  22. an iron screw
  23. True
  24. we measure it
  25. not needed
  26. in pairs, opposite ends
  27. a cotton cloth
  28. north and south
  29. south near north
  30. False
  31. at its two poles
  32. False
  33. turmeric powder
  34. non-magnetic
  35. True
  36. False
  37. north near south
  38. it has no iron in it
  39. True
  40. a results chart

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