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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 216 · 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.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  3. 3.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  5. 5.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they smell bad (c) they are too heavy (d) they are too hot
  6. 6.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  8. 8.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  10. 10.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) east and west (c) north and south (d) towards the Sun
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a glass marble
  13. 13.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  17. 17.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
  21. 21.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) yeast
  26. 26.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧲 Is a safety pin 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? What do we do with “sheets it pulls through”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  30. 30.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the same table
  35. 35.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) dropped on the floor (d) loose in a toy box
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a sewing needle (c) a wooden pencil (d) a glass marble

Answer key

  1. at its two poles
  2. a balloon
  3. False
  4. a tray
  5. they may swallow them
  6. True
  7. magnetic
  8. True
  9. pull together
  10. north and south
  11. we keep it the same
  12. a glass marble
  13. True
  14. yeast
  15. it gets weaker
  16. north near south
  17. False
  18. non-magnetic
  19. needed
  20. it becomes a magnet
  21. magnetic
  22. south near north
  23. turmeric powder
  24. a battery cell
  25. a bar magnet
  26. False
  27. True
  28. magnetic
  29. we measure it
  30. False
  31. we keep it the same
  32. a results chart
  33. not needed
  34. sheets it pulls through
  35. False
  36. False
  37. in pairs, opposite ends
  38. a balloon
  39. vinegar
  40. a sewing needle

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