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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 181 · 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.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
  2. 2.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  6. 6.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  7. 7.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) nowhere (d) everywhere the same
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) a sewing needle
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a cotton cloth (c) a wooden pencil (d) a safety pin
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  13. 13.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  15. 15.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  17. 17.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  20. 20.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  23. 23.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a glass marble (c) a cotton cloth (d) a paper sheet
  26. 26.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  30. 30.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  36. 36.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 same table (d) the magnet used
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. they may swallow them
  2. False
  3. True
  4. False
  5. pull together
  6. non-magnetic
  7. at its two poles
  8. we keep it the same
  9. True
  10. a copper wire
  11. a safety pin
  12. we change it
  13. False
  14. the clip moves
  15. magnetic
  16. north near north
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a battery cell
  20. False
  21. False
  22. a mirror
  23. non-magnetic
  24. push apart
  25. an iron nail
  26. True
  27. True
  28. True
  29. pull together
  30. non-magnetic
  31. south near north
  32. a results chart
  33. a mirror
  34. needed
  35. in pairs, opposite ends
  36. True
  37. the magnet used
  38. sheets it pulls through
  39. True
  40. False

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