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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 237 · 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) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) a copper wire
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) turmeric powder
  5. 5.🔮 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
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) an aluminium can
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  10. 10.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  13. 13.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a wooden pencil (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
  17. 17.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) copper (c) aluminium (d) gold
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
  19. 19.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron nail (c) a glass marble (d) a cotton cloth
  23. 23.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an aluminium can (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) an iron screw
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
  27. 27.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a plastic ruler (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
  30. 30.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  34. 34.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  38. 38.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a copper wire
  3. a battery cell
  4. a results chart
  5. the clip moves
  6. False
  7. needed
  8. an aluminium can
  9. south near north
  10. in pairs, opposite ends
  11. north near south
  12. north near north
  13. they may swallow them
  14. the magnet used
  15. a mirror
  16. a wooden pencil
  17. iron
  18. a plastic ruler
  19. True
  20. turmeric powder
  21. we keep it the same
  22. an iron nail
  23. non-magnetic
  24. a steel paper clip
  25. a wooden pencil
  26. sheets it pulls through
  27. True
  28. False
  29. an iron nail
  30. True
  31. False
  32. we change it
  33. south near south
  34. True
  35. needed
  36. we keep it the same
  37. yeast
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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