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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 993 · 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 drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
  2. 2.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) copper (c) gold (d) iron
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  4. 4.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  5. 5.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: vinegar 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the same table (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  12. 12.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too cold (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too light
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it turns to wood
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a sewing needle (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a glass marble (d) a sewing needle
  19. 19.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  21. 21.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  25. 25.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a glass marble (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron screw
  27. 27.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) a sewing needle
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) a steel paper clip (d) a wooden pencil
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a glass marble
  33. 33.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) south near north
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a copper wire (c) a cotton cloth (d) a glass marble

Answer key

  1. it gets weaker
  2. iron
  3. yeast
  4. they may swallow them
  5. False
  6. False
  7. True
  8. the magnet used
  9. False
  10. a balloon
  11. we keep it the same
  12. True
  13. it has no iron in it
  14. False
  15. it becomes a magnet
  16. not needed
  17. an aluminium can
  18. a glass marble
  19. magnetic
  20. push apart
  21. True
  22. True
  23. north near south
  24. pull together
  25. True
  26. an iron screw
  27. True
  28. a bar magnet
  29. we keep it the same
  30. a wooden pencil
  31. a wooden pencil
  32. a glass marble
  33. False
  34. non-magnetic
  35. True
  36. we keep it the same
  37. south near south
  38. sheets it pulls through
  39. the same paper clip
  40. a steel paper clip

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