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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 371 · 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: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the clip turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  4. 4.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  7. 7.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) vinegar
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
  10. 10.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron nail (c) a copper wire (d) a wooden pencil
  13. 13.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  15. 15.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron screw (c) a rubber eraser (d) an aluminium can
  22. 22.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) copper
  23. 23.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a rubber eraser (c) a steel paper clip (d) an aluminium can
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  28. 28.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  33. 33.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a sundial (c) a pulley (d) a compass
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a paper sheet (c) a copper wire (d) a plastic ruler
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) a rubber eraser (d) a sewing needle
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
  38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the clip moves
  2. not needed
  3. in pairs, opposite ends
  4. False
  5. True
  6. pull together
  7. False
  8. a tray
  9. a results chart
  10. False
  11. not needed
  12. an iron nail
  13. False
  14. south near south
  15. True
  16. push apart
  17. not needed
  18. the kind of paper
  19. True
  20. they may swallow them
  21. an iron screw
  22. iron
  23. True
  24. we keep it the same
  25. a steel paper clip
  26. the magnet used
  27. pull together
  28. False
  29. push apart
  30. needed
  31. False
  32. turmeric powder
  33. a compass
  34. an iron nail
  35. a rubber eraser
  36. turmeric powder
  37. north near south
  38. False
  39. not needed
  40. True

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