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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 222 · 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.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  2. 2.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  8. 8.🔮 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a plastic ruler (c) a cotton cloth (d) an iron nail
  10. 10.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  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 clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
  16. 16.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it gets heavier (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
  18. 18.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
  21. 21.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) nowhere (c) in the middle (d) everywhere the same
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a wooden pencil (c) a glass marble (d) a rubber eraser
  23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) iron (c) copper (d) gold
  25. 25.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a paper sheet (c) a wooden pencil (d) a plastic ruler
  29. 29.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  35. 35.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  38. 38.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder

Answer key

  1. south near north
  2. magnetic
  3. turmeric powder
  4. a results chart
  5. needed
  6. False
  7. pull together
  8. it gets weaker
  9. an iron nail
  10. True
  11. needed
  12. they may swallow them
  13. False
  14. the clip moves
  15. a wooden pencil
  16. True
  17. it becomes a magnet
  18. False
  19. in pairs, opposite ends
  20. a mirror
  21. at its two poles
  22. a sewing needle
  23. False
  24. iron
  25. magnetic
  26. not needed
  27. the magnet used
  28. a safety pin
  29. push apart
  30. a bar magnet
  31. north near south
  32. not needed
  33. vinegar
  34. north near north
  35. pull together
  36. True
  37. we change it
  38. push apart
  39. we keep it the same
  40. a tray

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