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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 144 · 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.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it turns to wood
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) nothing at all (c) the plate melts (d) the clip turns gold
  11. 11.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  12. 12.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  15. 15.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  17. 17.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) a cotton cloth
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  23. 23.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a sewing needle (c) a cotton cloth (d) an aluminium can
  25. 25.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  26. 26.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  28. 28.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper (d) the magnet used
  32. 32.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) turmeric powder
  34. 34.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a rubber eraser (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  39. 39.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the kind of paper

Answer key

  1. it becomes a magnet
  2. not needed
  3. in pairs, opposite ends
  4. test objects
  5. True
  6. not needed
  7. False
  8. False
  9. needed
  10. the clip moves
  11. non-magnetic
  12. pull together
  13. a mirror
  14. a tray
  15. False
  16. yeast
  17. they may swallow them
  18. iron filings
  19. False
  20. False
  21. vinegar
  22. north near south
  23. magnetic
  24. a sewing needle
  25. non-magnetic
  26. False
  27. push apart
  28. non-magnetic
  29. needed
  30. we measure it
  31. the magnet used
  32. True
  33. a results chart
  34. magnetic
  35. we keep it the same
  36. a battery cell
  37. south near north
  38. a rubber eraser
  39. push apart
  40. the kind of paper

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