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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 253 · 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.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  4. 4.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (d) it turns to wood
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) the same table (d) the kind of paper
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  8. 8.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔮 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 moves (c) the plate melts (d) the clip turns gold
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  13. 13.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron nail
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a sewing needle (c) a plastic ruler (d) a wooden pencil
  16. 16.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
  18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) iron filings (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
  23. 23.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a tray
  28. 28.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an aluminium can (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a plastic ruler (c) an aluminium can (d) iron filings
  34. 34.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a paper sheet (c) a safety pin (d) an aluminium can
  36. 36.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  38. 38.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) copper (d) aluminium
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it

Answer key

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

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