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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 108 · 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 pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a plastic ruler (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  3. 3.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  4. 4.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
  11. 11.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a tray
  18. 18.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  25. 25.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  27. 27.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  31. 31.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  32. 32.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a tray
  34. 34.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron nail (c) a paper sheet (d) a wooden pencil
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) gold (c) iron (d) copper
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  40. 40.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south

Answer key

  1. a plastic ruler
  2. north near south
  3. pull together
  4. magnetic
  5. vinegar
  6. a battery cell
  7. False
  8. True
  9. in pairs, opposite ends
  10. the magnet used
  11. True
  12. True
  13. they may swallow them
  14. not needed
  15. the clip moves
  16. a results chart
  17. yeast
  18. magnetic
  19. False
  20. vinegar
  21. needed
  22. at its two poles
  23. a battery cell
  24. south near north
  25. non-magnetic
  26. north near north
  27. False
  28. False
  29. south near south
  30. we keep it the same
  31. the kind of paper
  32. non-magnetic
  33. a mirror
  34. non-magnetic
  35. an iron nail
  36. we change it
  37. sheets it pulls through
  38. iron
  39. turmeric powder
  40. north and south

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