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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 989 · 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: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip moves (c) the clip turns gold (d) nothing at all
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  5. 5.🧲 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
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  7. 7.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  9. 9.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
  11. 11.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  12. 12.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  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.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) north and south (d) up and down
  15. 15.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a sundial (c) a compass (d) a periscope
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  19. 19.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  20. 20.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  24. 24.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a glass marble (c) a cotton cloth (d) a plastic ruler
  27. 27.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  30. 30.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  37. 37.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) iron (d) aluminium
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  39. 39.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart

Answer key

  1. the clip moves
  2. not needed
  3. north near south
  4. a results chart
  5. it has no iron in it
  6. a tray
  7. True
  8. we keep it the same
  9. magnetic
  10. a balloon
  11. push apart
  12. False
  13. True
  14. north and south
  15. False
  16. a compass
  17. we keep it the same
  18. north near north
  19. non-magnetic
  20. True
  21. pull together
  22. a rubber eraser
  23. turmeric powder
  24. they may swallow them
  25. it gets weaker
  26. an iron screw
  27. it becomes a magnet
  28. False
  29. the magnet used
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. push apart
  35. not needed
  36. non-magnetic
  37. iron
  38. yeast
  39. False
  40. pull together

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