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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 261 · 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.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  2. 2.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  3. 3.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  4. 4.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  7. 7.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a sewing needle (c) a plastic ruler (d) a wooden pencil
  11. 11.🔮 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 turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
  12. 12.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  13. 13.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a bar magnet
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a paper sheet (c) iron filings (d) a plastic ruler
  17. 17.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) nowhere
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  20. 20.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a pulley (c) a sundial (d) a compass
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a rubber eraser (c) a cotton cloth (d) a safety pin
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  23. 23.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  26. 26.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) north and south (d) up and down
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an aluminium can (c) a copper wire (d) a wooden pencil
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 table (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  39. 39.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a copper wire (c) a wooden pencil (d) a plastic ruler

Answer key

  1. pull together
  2. non-magnetic
  3. push apart
  4. True
  5. True
  6. it gets weaker
  7. pull together
  8. a mirror
  9. not needed
  10. a sewing needle
  11. the clip moves
  12. non-magnetic
  13. False
  14. sheets it pulls through
  15. vinegar
  16. iron filings
  17. True
  18. at its two poles
  19. turmeric powder
  20. a compass
  21. a safety pin
  22. a bar magnet
  23. magnetic
  24. yeast
  25. a results chart
  26. north and south
  27. south near south
  28. a steel paper clip
  29. a tray
  30. we keep it the same
  31. True
  32. True
  33. the magnet used
  34. north near south
  35. not needed
  36. we change it
  37. turmeric powder
  38. north near north
  39. False
  40. an iron nail

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