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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 209 · 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 clip turns gold (b) the clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
  2. 2.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron screw (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron nail
  5. 5.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  6. 6.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  8. 8.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
  10. 10.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a glass marble (c) an iron screw (d) a wooden pencil
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) vinegar
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  15. 15.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  16. 16.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a glass marble (c) a safety pin (d) an iron nail
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  21. 21.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a periscope (c) a pulley (d) a compass
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  25. 25.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  27. 27.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  29. 29.🔮 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
  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 kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) a cotton cloth
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper

Answer key

  1. the clip moves
  2. False
  3. a battery cell
  4. a copper wire
  5. magnetic
  6. True
  7. a mirror
  8. False
  9. it gets weaker
  10. True
  11. False
  12. an iron screw
  13. vinegar
  14. we keep it the same
  15. in pairs, opposite ends
  16. False
  17. not needed
  18. False
  19. a glass marble
  20. turmeric powder
  21. a compass
  22. needed
  23. True
  24. a balloon
  25. False
  26. we change it
  27. they may swallow them
  28. a tray
  29. it becomes a magnet
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. pull together
  35. turmeric powder
  36. an iron nail
  37. yeast
  38. we keep it the same
  39. False
  40. sheets it pulls through

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