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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 146 · 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.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  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) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a sewing needle (d) a glass marble
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a copper wire (c) a cotton cloth (d) an aluminium can
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  10. 10.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a bar magnet
  15. 15.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron nail (d) a paper sheet
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a cotton cloth (c) a steel paper clip (d) a wooden pencil
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  26. 26.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) an iron screw
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) copper
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an aluminium can (c) a paper sheet (d) a steel paper clip
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  38. 38.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a safety pin (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet

Answer key

  1. in pairs, opposite ends
  2. the magnet used
  3. the clip moves
  4. a balloon
  5. a glass marble
  6. not needed
  7. an iron screw
  8. we keep it the same
  9. sheets it pulls through
  10. False
  11. True
  12. we keep it the same
  13. they may swallow them
  14. a bar magnet
  15. non-magnetic
  16. False
  17. True
  18. not needed
  19. pull together
  20. vinegar
  21. an iron nail
  22. a steel paper clip
  23. needed
  24. False
  25. a copper wire
  26. False
  27. a rubber eraser
  28. True
  29. True
  30. iron
  31. a steel paper clip
  32. a tray
  33. we keep it the same
  34. False
  35. True
  36. we measure it
  37. yeast
  38. it becomes a magnet
  39. a copper wire
  40. a paper sheet

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