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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 236 · 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: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table
  3. 3.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
  8. 8.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  9. 9.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  11. 11.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) test objects
  17. 17.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  18. 18.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a periscope (c) a pulley (d) a sundial
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an aluminium can (c) a glass marble (d) a sewing needle
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  23. 23.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too light (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too shiny
  24. 24.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
  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.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  35. 35.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the same table
  3. non-magnetic
  4. True
  5. we measure it
  6. a battery cell
  7. vinegar
  8. non-magnetic
  9. False
  10. south near north
  11. at its two poles
  12. we keep it the same
  13. needed
  14. the clip moves
  15. push apart
  16. a mirror
  17. magnetic
  18. a compass
  19. a balloon
  20. a sewing needle
  21. needed
  22. in pairs, opposite ends
  23. it has no iron in it
  24. True
  25. pull together
  26. it becomes a magnet
  27. we change it
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. needed
  32. False
  33. non-magnetic
  34. turmeric powder
  35. non-magnetic
  36. not needed
  37. True
  38. True
  39. not needed
  40. True

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