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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 227 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  2. 2.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a paper sheet (c) a glass marble (d) an iron nail
  5. 5.🧲 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 light (d) it is too shiny
  6. 6.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  9. 9.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  16. 16.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  18. 18.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  22. 22.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a cotton cloth (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
  25. 25.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  29. 29.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
  34. 34.🔮 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
  35. 35.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  36. 36.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a glass marble (c) a cotton cloth (d) a paper sheet
  40. 40.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. True
  3. the clip moves
  4. an iron nail
  5. it has no iron in it
  6. magnetic
  7. a balloon
  8. not needed
  9. False
  10. north near south
  11. not needed
  12. False
  13. True
  14. yeast
  15. a bar magnet
  16. False
  17. turmeric powder
  18. sheets it pulls through
  19. we measure it
  20. vinegar
  21. vinegar
  22. True
  23. a battery cell
  24. an iron nail
  25. True
  26. False
  27. we change it
  28. test objects
  29. True
  30. False
  31. push apart
  32. True
  33. the magnet used
  34. it becomes a magnet
  35. magnetic
  36. non-magnetic
  37. yeast
  38. the kind of paper
  39. iron filings
  40. in pairs, opposite ends

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