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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 274 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
  2. 2.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
  4. 4.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  10. 10.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  12. 12.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  16. 16.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  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) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) in the middle (c) at its two poles (d) nowhere
  34. 34.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a sundial (c) a periscope (d) a compass
  35. 35.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron screw (d) a sewing needle
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it

Answer key

  1. an iron nail
  2. False
  3. they may swallow them
  4. non-magnetic
  5. south near north
  6. needed
  7. False
  8. needed
  9. test objects
  10. False
  11. in pairs, opposite ends
  12. False
  13. True
  14. True
  15. push apart
  16. False
  17. True
  18. True
  19. True
  20. north near south
  21. the same paper clip
  22. the magnet used
  23. not needed
  24. False
  25. False
  26. True
  27. pull together
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. not needed
  32. False
  33. at its two poles
  34. a compass
  35. True
  36. a plastic ruler
  37. not needed
  38. pull together
  39. False
  40. we keep it the same

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