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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 965 · 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 of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  2. 2.🔮 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 gets heavier (d) it melts
  3. 3.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a cotton cloth (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
  5. 5.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  6. 6.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) iron (c) gold (d) copper
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  8. 8.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  17. 17.🔮 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 moves (d) the clip turns gold
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a safety pin (c) an iron screw (d) iron filings
  19. 19.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  20. 20.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) nowhere (d) in the middle
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a plastic ruler (c) a steel paper clip (d) a sewing needle
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a cotton cloth (c) an aluminium can (d) a rubber eraser
  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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  33. 33.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) an aluminium can
  35. 35.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  36. 36.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  38. 38.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
  40. 40.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic

Answer key

  1. test objects
  2. it becomes a magnet
  3. magnetic
  4. iron filings
  5. pull together
  6. iron
  7. a bar magnet
  8. True
  9. True
  10. False
  11. True
  12. False
  13. True
  14. in pairs, opposite ends
  15. push apart
  16. pull together
  17. the clip moves
  18. a wooden pencil
  19. push apart
  20. at its two poles
  21. north near south
  22. a mirror
  23. needed
  24. a plastic ruler
  25. we keep it the same
  26. we keep it the same
  27. an iron nail
  28. sheets it pulls through
  29. we change it
  30. iron filings
  31. False
  32. south near north
  33. magnetic
  34. a steel paper clip
  35. magnetic
  36. True
  37. north near north
  38. True
  39. turmeric powder
  40. non-magnetic

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