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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 167 · 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.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  2. 2.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) loose in a toy box
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) a rubber eraser
  11. 11.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  14. 14.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it gets heavier (d) it melts
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the clip turns gold (c) the plate melts (d) nothing at all
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
  21. 21.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 magnet used (d) the kind of paper
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  25. 25.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too shiny (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too cold
  27. 27.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  33. 33.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a cotton cloth (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 same paper clip
  39. 39.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) a balloon

Answer key

  1. at its two poles
  2. False
  3. in pairs, opposite ends
  4. we measure it
  5. not needed
  6. non-magnetic
  7. needed
  8. we change it
  9. a mirror
  10. a rubber eraser
  11. False
  12. a paper sheet
  13. a balloon
  14. True
  15. it becomes a magnet
  16. a battery cell
  17. the clip moves
  18. False
  19. push apart
  20. turmeric powder
  21. False
  22. it gets weaker
  23. the magnet used
  24. a tray
  25. False
  26. it has no iron in it
  27. False
  28. south near north
  29. False
  30. True
  31. test objects
  32. sheets it pulls through
  33. False
  34. True
  35. a safety pin
  36. push apart
  37. a battery cell
  38. the same paper clip
  39. pull together
  40. a results chart

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