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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 331 · 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.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  2. 2.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
  3. 3.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  4. 4.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  5. 5.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  7. 7.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a rubber eraser (c) a steel paper clip (d) a plastic ruler
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  12. 12.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a paper sheet (c) a safety pin (d) a glass marble
  18. 18.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) copper (d) aluminium
  19. 19.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it melts (c) it gets heavier (d) it becomes a magnet
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron screw (c) a paper sheet (d) a safety pin
  23. 23.🧲 Is a rubber eraser 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) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  30. 30.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  34. 34.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) nowhere (c) in the middle (d) everywhere the same
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a glass marble (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
  38. 38.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. it gets weaker
  2. in pairs, opposite ends
  3. non-magnetic
  4. magnetic
  5. True
  6. a bar magnet
  7. they may swallow them
  8. turmeric powder
  9. a results chart
  10. a steel paper clip
  11. we keep it the same
  12. False
  13. it has no iron in it
  14. we keep it the same
  15. needed
  16. False
  17. a safety pin
  18. iron
  19. False
  20. it becomes a magnet
  21. south near north
  22. a paper sheet
  23. non-magnetic
  24. vinegar
  25. pull together
  26. the same table
  27. not needed
  28. True
  29. the magnet used
  30. True
  31. north near north
  32. the same paper clip
  33. a mirror
  34. at its two poles
  35. north near south
  36. False
  37. an iron nail
  38. pull together
  39. not needed
  40. False

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