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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 324 · 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.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a battery cell (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  9. 9.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  12. 12.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  14. 14.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  16. 16.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) towards the Sun
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  19. 19.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper sheet (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron nail
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a wooden pencil (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  25. 25.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  27. 27.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
  31. 31.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) a glass marble (d) a steel paper clip
  33. 33.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  35. 35.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) a copper wire (d) a safety pin
  37. 37.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. south near north
  3. the magnet used
  4. we change it
  5. a battery cell
  6. not needed
  7. north near north
  8. yeast
  9. non-magnetic
  10. a mirror
  11. north near south
  12. False
  13. magnetic
  14. push apart
  15. a mirror
  16. False
  17. north and south
  18. turmeric powder
  19. at its two poles
  20. an iron nail
  21. a wooden pencil
  22. sheets it pulls through
  23. we keep it the same
  24. the same paper clip
  25. they may swallow them
  26. we keep it the same
  27. False
  28. True
  29. the clip moves
  30. an aluminium can
  31. non-magnetic
  32. a glass marble
  33. False
  34. pull together
  35. True
  36. a copper wire
  37. False
  38. False
  39. pull together
  40. vinegar

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