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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 205 · 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.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  4. 4.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a compass (c) a sundial (d) a pulley
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a cotton cloth
  6. 6.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  18. 18.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too heavy (d) they are too hot
  19. 19.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too light (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
  25. 25.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
  26. 26.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
  28. 28.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  30. 30.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  32. 32.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a sewing needle (c) iron filings (d) an iron nail
  34. 34.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
  39. 39.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a steel paper clip (c) a sewing needle (d) a copper wire

Answer key

  1. the clip moves
  2. north near north
  3. a tray
  4. a compass
  5. an iron screw
  6. True
  7. pull together
  8. push apart
  9. a battery cell
  10. south near north
  11. needed
  12. sheets it pulls through
  13. south near south
  14. a wooden pencil
  15. False
  16. north near south
  17. we keep it the same
  18. they may swallow them
  19. pull together
  20. not needed
  21. needed
  22. False
  23. not needed
  24. it has no iron in it
  25. in pairs, opposite ends
  26. True
  27. a results chart
  28. non-magnetic
  29. the same table
  30. non-magnetic
  31. push apart
  32. True
  33. a copper wire
  34. False
  35. True
  36. True
  37. a bar magnet
  38. the magnet used
  39. magnetic
  40. a copper wire

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