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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 169 · 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.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) copper (c) gold (d) aluminium
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  4. 4.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  8. 8.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
  13. 13.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a wooden pencil (c) a rubber eraser (d) a paper sheet
  20. 20.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  22. 22.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  27. 27.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a balloon
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a cotton cloth (c) a copper wire (d) iron filings
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
  32. 32.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  37. 37.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. iron
  2. it gets weaker
  3. north near north
  4. False
  5. not needed
  6. the clip moves
  7. a mirror
  8. True
  9. True
  10. False
  11. False
  12. a bar magnet
  13. False
  14. we measure it
  15. we keep it the same
  16. a battery cell
  17. north near south
  18. not needed
  19. an iron screw
  20. False
  21. sheets it pulls through
  22. False
  23. the same paper clip
  24. True
  25. True
  26. yeast
  27. non-magnetic
  28. test objects
  29. iron filings
  30. False
  31. it becomes a magnet
  32. False
  33. turmeric powder
  34. an aluminium can
  35. a results chart
  36. pull together
  37. pull together
  38. False
  39. False
  40. needed

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