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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 142 · 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: the same table is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  3. 3.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
  9. 9.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it melts
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  13. 13.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) up and down
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets stronger
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a glass marble (c) an aluminium can (d) a cotton cloth
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a glass marble
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a steel paper clip (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron nail
  26. 26.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  27. 27.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  34. 34.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  36. 36.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  37. 37.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) vinegar (d) test objects
  39. 39.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic

Answer key

  1. True
  2. the magnet used
  3. True
  4. not needed
  5. True
  6. False
  7. a wooden pencil
  8. a tray
  9. True
  10. it becomes a magnet
  11. we keep it the same
  12. in pairs, opposite ends
  13. True
  14. north and south
  15. pull together
  16. the clip moves
  17. we change it
  18. push apart
  19. it gets weaker
  20. a safety pin
  21. we keep it the same
  22. vinegar
  23. not needed
  24. a glass marble
  25. a wooden pencil
  26. pull together
  27. True
  28. we keep it the same
  29. push apart
  30. True
  31. a mirror
  32. a battery cell
  33. north near south
  34. False
  35. non-magnetic
  36. the kind of paper
  37. True
  38. test objects
  39. True
  40. magnetic

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