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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 251 · 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.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  6. 6.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a cotton cloth (d) an iron nail
  9. 9.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a tray
  11. 11.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  12. 12.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) a glass marble
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets weaker (d) it becomes heavier
  17. 17.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) gold
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  22. 22.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a sewing needle (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
  25. 25.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  26. 26.🧺 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
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper (d) the magnet used
  30. 30.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) a plastic ruler
  32. 32.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) a plastic ruler
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) a paper sheet
  39. 39.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) north and south (c) towards the Sun (d) up and down
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray

Answer key

  1. True
  2. the clip moves
  3. needed
  4. we keep it the same
  5. north near north
  6. False
  7. north near south
  8. a cotton cloth
  9. they may swallow them
  10. a tray
  11. magnetic
  12. True
  13. non-magnetic
  14. we keep it the same
  15. a glass marble
  16. it gets weaker
  17. False
  18. True
  19. iron
  20. needed
  21. pull together
  22. False
  23. a mirror
  24. a paper sheet
  25. magnetic
  26. yeast
  27. we measure it
  28. south near south
  29. the magnet used
  30. True
  31. a plastic ruler
  32. True
  33. yeast
  34. a plastic ruler
  35. test objects
  36. a balloon
  37. needed
  38. an iron screw
  39. north and south
  40. turmeric powder

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