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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 145 · 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.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a paper sheet (c) a copper wire (d) a cotton cloth
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a glass marble (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
  7. 7.🔮 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
  8. 8.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a wooden pencil (c) a cotton cloth (d) a steel paper clip
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  11. 11.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  15. 15.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  17. 17.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  21. 21.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  25. 25.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  26. 26.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) nowhere (d) everywhere the same
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  29. 29.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🔮 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
  35. 35.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  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) sheets it pulls through (b) the kind of paper (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. False
  2. pull together
  3. a safety pin
  4. False
  5. a balloon
  6. an iron screw
  7. the clip moves
  8. False
  9. a steel paper clip
  10. south near north
  11. True
  12. a mirror
  13. we measure it
  14. north near north
  15. True
  16. we change it
  17. in pairs, opposite ends
  18. True
  19. they may swallow them
  20. we keep it the same
  21. True
  22. True
  23. we keep it the same
  24. a results chart
  25. non-magnetic
  26. at its two poles
  27. pull together
  28. we keep it the same
  29. non-magnetic
  30. False
  31. needed
  32. False
  33. not needed
  34. it becomes a magnet
  35. True
  36. True
  37. not needed
  38. the magnet used
  39. a plastic ruler
  40. not needed

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