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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 985 · 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.🔮 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
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a glass marble (c) a safety pin (d) a rubber eraser
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  7. 7.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  22. 22.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  23. 23.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  25. 25.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a paper sheet
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets stronger
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  31. 31.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a sewing needle (d) a cotton cloth
  36. 36.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) up and down
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a glass marble (c) a sewing needle (d) a copper wire
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a copper wire (d) a steel paper clip

Answer key

  1. it becomes a magnet
  2. south near south
  3. a safety pin
  4. False
  5. False
  6. push apart
  7. True
  8. False
  9. a battery cell
  10. a balloon
  11. turmeric powder
  12. test objects
  13. True
  14. non-magnetic
  15. needed
  16. north near north
  17. needed
  18. we keep it the same
  19. vinegar
  20. we change it
  21. a battery cell
  22. push apart
  23. magnetic
  24. a bar magnet
  25. True
  26. an iron screw
  27. the same paper clip
  28. a results chart
  29. it gets weaker
  30. south near north
  31. False
  32. False
  33. needed
  34. a mirror
  35. a cotton cloth
  36. False
  37. the kind of paper
  38. north and south
  39. a sewing needle
  40. a copper wire

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