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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 971 · 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.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  3. 3.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a copper wire (c) an aluminium can (d) iron filings
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  8. 8.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  11. 11.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a glass marble (c) an iron screw (d) a plastic ruler
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a sewing needle (c) a copper wire (d) a paper sheet
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) north and south (c) up and down (d) towards the Sun
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a glass marble (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  21. 21.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  22. 22.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a copper wire (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
  24. 24.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  26. 26.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 same table (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  28. 28.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) a wooden pencil
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) dropped on the floor (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  33. 33.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it melts (c) it gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip moves (d) the clip turns gold
  36. 36.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) a paper sheet
  38. 38.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through
  40. 40.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together

Answer key

  1. True
  2. it gets weaker
  3. True
  4. north near north
  5. iron filings
  6. test objects
  7. turmeric powder
  8. False
  9. a balloon
  10. a battery cell
  11. they may swallow them
  12. an iron screw
  13. a sewing needle
  14. not needed
  15. False
  16. north and south
  17. a glass marble
  18. not needed
  19. we measure it
  20. yeast
  21. magnetic
  22. magnetic
  23. a copper wire
  24. non-magnetic
  25. a balloon
  26. push apart
  27. sheets it pulls through
  28. True
  29. south near south
  30. a sewing needle
  31. we keep it the same
  32. in pairs, opposite ends
  33. it becomes a magnet
  34. we keep it the same
  35. the clip moves
  36. False
  37. an iron nail
  38. True
  39. the kind of paper
  40. pull together

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