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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 28 · 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: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron screw (d) a steel paper clip
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  5. 5.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a mirror
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  8. 8.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) up and down
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  10. 10.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too cold (d) it is too shiny
  11. 11.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  12. 12.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  19. 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔮 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
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a battery cell (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  34. 34.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  37. 37.🛟 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
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. True
  2. pull together
  3. a plastic ruler
  4. test objects
  5. False
  6. a results chart
  7. we change it
  8. north and south
  9. the kind of paper
  10. it has no iron in it
  11. push apart
  12. push apart
  13. False
  14. south near south
  15. we keep it the same
  16. True
  17. False
  18. we measure it
  19. True
  20. the clip moves
  21. needed
  22. pull together
  23. not needed
  24. True
  25. it becomes a magnet
  26. True
  27. False
  28. yeast
  29. a battery cell
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. turmeric powder
  34. the magnet used
  35. needed
  36. north near north
  37. they may swallow them
  38. needed
  39. north near south
  40. not needed

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