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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 223 · 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 north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  2. 2.🧺 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) a tray
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) a glass marble (d) a sewing needle
  4. 4.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  6. 6.🛟 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
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets stronger
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  9. 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) test objects
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  13. 13.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a copper wire (c) a safety pin (d) a rubber eraser
  18. 18.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 same table (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  26. 26.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) nothing at all (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too shiny (d) it is too light
  34. 34.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a plastic ruler (c) a sewing needle (d) iron filings
  39. 39.🔮 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an aluminium can (c) a plastic ruler (d) a rubber eraser

Answer key

  1. south near north
  2. a battery cell
  3. a glass marble
  4. False
  5. south near south
  6. in pairs, opposite ends
  7. it gets weaker
  8. pull together
  9. True
  10. push apart
  11. test objects
  12. vinegar
  13. True
  14. a results chart
  15. not needed
  16. non-magnetic
  17. a safety pin
  18. magnetic
  19. north near south
  20. we keep it the same
  21. False
  22. True
  23. True
  24. the magnet used
  25. north near north
  26. True
  27. pull together
  28. the clip moves
  29. we change it
  30. a balloon
  31. not needed
  32. True
  33. it has no iron in it
  34. False
  35. not needed
  36. True
  37. True
  38. a plastic ruler
  39. it becomes a magnet
  40. a steel paper clip

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