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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 359 · 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.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
  3. 3.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron nail
  8. 8.🔮 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 melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
  9. 9.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a tray
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 same table (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets stronger
  17. 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) north and south (c) towards the Sun (d) up and down
  18. 18.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) test objects
  21. 21.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a cotton cloth (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron nail
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  24. 24.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) sheets it pulls through
  29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a glass marble (c) a paper sheet (d) a steel paper clip
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a copper wire (c) a glass marble (d) iron filings
  36. 36.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a wooden pencil
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a rubber eraser
  40. 40.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together

Answer key

  1. they may swallow them
  2. yeast
  3. True
  4. True
  5. True
  6. non-magnetic
  7. a wooden pencil
  8. it becomes a magnet
  9. False
  10. not needed
  11. False
  12. a tray
  13. the magnet used
  14. we keep it the same
  15. south near south
  16. it gets weaker
  17. north and south
  18. False
  19. we keep it the same
  20. test objects
  21. at its two poles
  22. an iron nail
  23. a mirror
  24. False
  25. pull together
  26. we keep it the same
  27. north near north
  28. sheets it pulls through
  29. False
  30. magnetic
  31. not needed
  32. a steel paper clip
  33. a battery cell
  34. needed
  35. iron filings
  36. True
  37. we measure it
  38. a wooden pencil
  39. a rubber eraser
  40. push apart

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