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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 132 · 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 needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  3. 3.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  8. 8.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🔮 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 turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  12. 12.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron nail (c) a cotton cloth (d) a copper wire
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  16. 16.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it turns to wood
  19. 19.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  20. 20.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a copper wire (d) iron filings
  23. 23.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  27. 27.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) gold
  28. 28.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) nowhere (d) in the middle
  29. 29.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
  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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  31. 31.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a glass marble (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  37. 37.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  38. 38.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart

Answer key

  1. a bar magnet
  2. a mirror
  3. non-magnetic
  4. needed
  5. test objects
  6. south near north
  7. sheets it pulls through
  8. False
  9. False
  10. needed
  11. the clip moves
  12. non-magnetic
  13. True
  14. an iron nail
  15. north near south
  16. True
  17. in pairs, opposite ends
  18. it becomes a magnet
  19. push apart
  20. False
  21. False
  22. a copper wire
  23. False
  24. True
  25. True
  26. non-magnetic
  27. iron
  28. at its two poles
  29. they may swallow them
  30. we keep it the same
  31. True
  32. False
  33. we keep it the same
  34. an iron nail
  35. we keep it the same
  36. yeast
  37. non-magnetic
  38. False
  39. True
  40. pull together

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