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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 129 · 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.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  8. 8.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) copper (c) gold (d) aluminium
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a wooden pencil (c) a cotton cloth (d) iron filings
  13. 13.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) south near north
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a glass marble (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
  25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it melts
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  31. 31.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a copper wire (c) a glass marble (d) a safety pin
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  36. 36.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) test objects
  39. 39.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a rubber eraser (c) a safety pin (d) iron filings

Answer key

  1. True
  2. push apart
  3. a tray
  4. we change it
  5. a battery cell
  6. not needed
  7. push apart
  8. north and south
  9. north near south
  10. we keep it the same
  11. iron
  12. iron filings
  13. at its two poles
  14. vinegar
  15. south near south
  16. we keep it the same
  17. False
  18. False
  19. not needed
  20. True
  21. False
  22. a wooden pencil
  23. an iron nail
  24. sheets it pulls through
  25. pull together
  26. False
  27. a results chart
  28. not needed
  29. it becomes a magnet
  30. it gets weaker
  31. True
  32. a safety pin
  33. True
  34. False
  35. a mirror
  36. True
  37. True
  38. yeast
  39. True
  40. a rubber eraser

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