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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 268 · 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 south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  3. 3.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔮 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
  5. 5.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🛟 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
  10. 10.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  14. 14.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) a safety pin
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a sewing needle (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) a steel paper clip
  18. 18.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too light (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 table (b) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a wooden pencil (c) a glass marble (d) a paper sheet
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a glass marble (c) a cotton cloth (d) a rubber eraser
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  26. 26.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  28. 28.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a cotton cloth (c) iron filings (d) an iron screw
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  32. 32.🧺 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) test objects
  33. 33.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a safety pin (c) a steel paper clip (d) a cotton cloth
  36. 36.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  39. 39.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a paper sheet (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw

Answer key

  1. push apart
  2. south near south
  3. False
  4. the clip moves
  5. False
  6. non-magnetic
  7. needed
  8. False
  9. in pairs, opposite ends
  10. False
  11. a balloon
  12. not needed
  13. a battery cell
  14. True
  15. a copper wire
  16. a paper sheet
  17. a wooden pencil
  18. it has no iron in it
  19. vinegar
  20. sheets it pulls through
  21. a steel paper clip
  22. north near south
  23. True
  24. iron filings
  25. we keep it the same
  26. pull together
  27. a battery cell
  28. False
  29. a cotton cloth
  30. needed
  31. a results chart
  32. a mirror
  33. they may swallow them
  34. we keep it the same
  35. a cotton cloth
  36. False
  37. False
  38. yeast
  39. magnetic
  40. an iron screw

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