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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 196 · 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.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a copper wire
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) an aluminium can
  5. 5.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a wooden pencil (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  13. 13.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) in the middle (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets stronger (c) it gets weaker (d) it turns to copper
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a tray
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  31. 31.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a rubber eraser (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  33. 33.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  34. 34.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a paper sheet (d) a safety pin
  36. 36.🔮 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 clip moves (c) the plate melts (d) nothing at all
  37. 37.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a sundial (c) a pulley (d) a periscope
  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) the same table (b) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron screw (c) a cotton cloth (d) a copper wire
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. True
  3. a copper wire
  4. an aluminium can
  5. True
  6. a wooden pencil
  7. yeast
  8. False
  9. needed
  10. push apart
  11. a battery cell
  12. south near north
  13. True
  14. False
  15. magnetic
  16. True
  17. True
  18. needed
  19. False
  20. at its two poles
  21. it gets weaker
  22. vinegar
  23. we change it
  24. pull together
  25. not needed
  26. non-magnetic
  27. a balloon
  28. True
  29. vinegar
  30. we keep it the same
  31. False
  32. a rubber eraser
  33. non-magnetic
  34. they may swallow them
  35. a paper sheet
  36. the clip moves
  37. a compass
  38. sheets it pulls through
  39. an iron screw
  40. not needed

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