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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 986 · 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 not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
  3. 3.🛟 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
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron nail (c) a safety pin (d) a cotton cloth
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.🧲 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
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the clip turns gold (c) the plate melts (d) nothing at all
  10. 10.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a cotton cloth (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  14. 14.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  15. 15.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) in the middle
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a rubber eraser
  17. 17.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a sewing needle (d) a copper wire
  19. 19.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a wooden pencil (c) a cotton cloth (d) iron filings
  25. 25.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  26. 26.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron screw (d) a rubber eraser
  29. 29.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  31. 31.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a periscope (c) a sundial (d) a compass
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  33. 33.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  34. 34.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  35. 35.🧺 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
  36. 36.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  39. 39.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic

Answer key

  1. vinegar
  2. the magnet used
  3. in pairs, opposite ends
  4. push apart
  5. a cotton cloth
  6. False
  7. needed
  8. north and south
  9. the clip moves
  10. False
  11. magnetic
  12. iron filings
  13. the kind of paper
  14. non-magnetic
  15. at its two poles
  16. a rubber eraser
  17. True
  18. a copper wire
  19. it has no iron in it
  20. a balloon
  21. we change it
  22. not needed
  23. True
  24. iron filings
  25. magnetic
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a rubber eraser
  29. True
  30. a balloon
  31. a compass
  32. a results chart
  33. non-magnetic
  34. non-magnetic
  35. turmeric powder
  36. non-magnetic
  37. a tray
  38. we measure it
  39. False
  40. non-magnetic

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