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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 369 · 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 mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it gets heavier
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) test objects (d) a tray
  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 wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  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) the magnet used (b) the same table (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron screw
  15. 15.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) a wooden pencil
  23. 23.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) a copper wire
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a paper sheet (c) an aluminium can (d) a glass marble
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  31. 31.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
  34. 34.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  39. 39.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) east and west
  40. 40.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. not needed
  3. needed
  4. False
  5. turmeric powder
  6. not needed
  7. a results chart
  8. it becomes a magnet
  9. sheets it pulls through
  10. a battery cell
  11. in pairs, opposite ends
  12. True
  13. the magnet used
  14. an aluminium can
  15. False
  16. False
  17. False
  18. not needed
  19. True
  20. True
  21. they may swallow them
  22. a safety pin
  23. True
  24. a steel paper clip
  25. we keep it the same
  26. False
  27. iron filings
  28. a bar magnet
  29. we measure it
  30. push apart
  31. False
  32. yeast
  33. a paper sheet
  34. True
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. non-magnetic
  39. north and south
  40. False

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