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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 233 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) yeast
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip moves (d) the clip turns gold
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  17. 17.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  18. 18.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  19. 19.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a sewing needle (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  23. 23.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  25. 25.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it turns to wood
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a copper wire (c) a wooden pencil (d) a sewing needle
  27. 27.🧺 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
  28. 28.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🧺 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 results chart
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) an aluminium can (d) a steel paper clip
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets weaker (d) it gets stronger
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a safety pin (c) an iron screw (d) a plastic ruler
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  37. 37.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  38. 38.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a compass (c) a periscope (d) a pulley
  40. 40.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. south near south
  3. True
  4. False
  5. True
  6. yeast
  7. the clip moves
  8. pull together
  9. we change it
  10. False
  11. push apart
  12. we keep it the same
  13. sheets it pulls through
  14. test objects
  15. we measure it
  16. a mirror
  17. in pairs, opposite ends
  18. magnetic
  19. pull together
  20. True
  21. a sewing needle
  22. south near north
  23. True
  24. we keep it the same
  25. it becomes a magnet
  26. a sewing needle
  27. turmeric powder
  28. False
  29. non-magnetic
  30. not needed
  31. a balloon
  32. north near north
  33. a steel paper clip
  34. it gets weaker
  35. a plastic ruler
  36. push apart
  37. magnetic
  38. True
  39. a compass
  40. False

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