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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 963 · 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 periscope (b) a compass (c) a sundial (d) a pulley
  2. 2.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  7. 7.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  10. 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  11. 11.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a rubber eraser (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  13. 13.🧲 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
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the magnet used
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a wooden pencil (c) a glass marble (d) a plastic ruler
  19. 19.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a paper sheet
  21. 21.🔮 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 melts (d) it gets heavier
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  24. 24.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) nothing at all (c) the plate melts (d) the clip moves
  26. 26.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  31. 31.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  35. 35.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  36. 36.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) gold (c) iron (d) aluminium

Answer key

  1. a compass
  2. True
  3. a results chart
  4. a bar magnet
  5. we keep it the same
  6. vinegar
  7. False
  8. True
  9. pull together
  10. pull together
  11. magnetic
  12. a rubber eraser
  13. north and south
  14. we measure it
  15. the same table
  16. yeast
  17. not needed
  18. a safety pin
  19. non-magnetic
  20. a paper sheet
  21. it becomes a magnet
  22. a balloon
  23. a battery cell
  24. True
  25. the clip moves
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. False
  30. turmeric powder
  31. False
  32. True
  33. True
  34. north near north
  35. non-magnetic
  36. True
  37. an iron nail
  38. vinegar
  39. True
  40. iron

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