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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 141 · 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.🔮 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) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
  5. 5.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  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.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
  10. 10.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a glass marble (c) a rubber eraser (d) a sewing needle
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🛟 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
  14. 14.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it melts (c) it gets heavier (d) it turns to wood
  17. 17.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  18. 18.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
  22. 22.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) vinegar (d) a bar magnet
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  26. 26.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an aluminium can (c) a sewing needle (d) a plastic ruler
  28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a tray
  30. 30.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  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) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used
  32. 32.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron screw (c) a rubber eraser (d) a copper wire
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a sewing needle (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “sheets it pulls through”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a balloon

Answer key

  1. False
  2. vinegar
  3. not needed
  4. the clip moves
  5. magnetic
  6. True
  7. False
  8. push apart
  9. a tray
  10. True
  11. a sewing needle
  12. not needed
  13. they may swallow them
  14. True
  15. False
  16. it becomes a magnet
  17. pull together
  18. True
  19. True
  20. needed
  21. an iron nail
  22. True
  23. we change it
  24. a bar magnet
  25. south near north
  26. False
  27. a sewing needle
  28. False
  29. vinegar
  30. magnetic
  31. the same paper clip
  32. True
  33. False
  34. an iron screw
  35. a wooden pencil
  36. north near north
  37. we keep it the same
  38. a mirror
  39. we measure it
  40. test objects

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