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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 130 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  6. 6.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  8. 8.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron nail (d) a cotton cloth
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  11. 11.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a cotton cloth (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) a steel paper clip
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a plastic ruler (c) a paper sheet (d) a cotton cloth
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a copper wire (c) a rubber eraser (d) a sewing needle
  27. 27.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a cotton cloth (c) a rubber eraser (d) an aluminium can
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  30. 30.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  32. 32.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  35. 35.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets weaker (d) it turns to copper
  37. 37.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
  39. 39.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. north near south
  3. a wooden pencil
  4. north near north
  5. south near north
  6. True
  7. turmeric powder
  8. non-magnetic
  9. an iron nail
  10. we keep it the same
  11. pull together
  12. south near south
  13. needed
  14. not needed
  15. a steel paper clip
  16. a paper sheet
  17. needed
  18. True
  19. True
  20. magnetic
  21. a balloon
  22. False
  23. False
  24. test objects
  25. an iron nail
  26. a sewing needle
  27. False
  28. iron filings
  29. sheets it pulls through
  30. True
  31. non-magnetic
  32. False
  33. False
  34. the clip moves
  35. magnetic
  36. it gets weaker
  37. True
  38. the magnet used
  39. True
  40. False

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