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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 175 · 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) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  2. 2.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  4. 4.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a copper wire (c) a rubber eraser (d) a paper sheet
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets weaker (d) it turns to copper
  7. 7.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a wooden pencil (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
  10. 10.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a pulley (c) a sundial (d) a periscope
  11. 11.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) test objects
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  25. 25.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  30. 30.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  31. 31.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  34. 34.🧲 Is an iron nail 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? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a tray
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  38. 38.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) aluminium (c) gold (d) copper
  39. 39.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects

Answer key

  1. in pairs, opposite ends
  2. push apart
  3. south near north
  4. False
  5. a steel paper clip
  6. it gets weaker
  7. pull together
  8. a tray
  9. an iron nail
  10. a compass
  11. True
  12. a mirror
  13. a battery cell
  14. yeast
  15. turmeric powder
  16. pull together
  17. needed
  18. south near south
  19. True
  20. True
  21. yeast
  22. vinegar
  23. True
  24. we keep it the same
  25. False
  26. False
  27. it becomes a magnet
  28. we keep it the same
  29. a battery cell
  30. non-magnetic
  31. False
  32. True
  33. non-magnetic
  34. magnetic
  35. False
  36. vinegar
  37. north near south
  38. iron
  39. True
  40. a balloon

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