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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 969 · 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.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  5. 5.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a sewing needle (c) a paper sheet (d) a safety pin
  8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a paper sheet (c) an aluminium can (d) a sewing needle
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
  18. 18.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  19. 19.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  20. 20.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) north and south
  22. 22.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) gold
  23. 23.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too cold (d) it is too light
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  27. 27.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a paper sheet (c) a safety pin (d) an aluminium can
  29. 29.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  32. 32.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  34. 34.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) nowhere (d) in the middle
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) a plastic ruler (d) iron filings
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.🧺 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) vinegar
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) the magnet used
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. False
  3. False
  4. in pairs, opposite ends
  5. True
  6. a balloon
  7. a paper sheet
  8. True
  9. False
  10. it gets weaker
  11. a balloon
  12. a sewing needle
  13. not needed
  14. True
  15. False
  16. True
  17. a plastic ruler
  18. push apart
  19. pull together
  20. False
  21. north and south
  22. iron
  23. it has no iron in it
  24. test objects
  25. not needed
  26. north near north
  27. they may swallow them
  28. a safety pin
  29. False
  30. we change it
  31. a mirror
  32. True
  33. non-magnetic
  34. at its two poles
  35. the same paper clip
  36. a plastic ruler
  37. needed
  38. vinegar
  39. the magnet used
  40. we keep it the same

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