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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 375 · 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 plate melts (b) the clip moves (c) the clip turns gold (d) nothing at all
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) test objects
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets weaker (c) it gets stronger (d) it becomes heavier
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  10. 10.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  13. 13.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) east and west
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) a steel paper clip
  15. 15.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a compass
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  18. 18.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a steel paper clip (c) a glass marble (d) a wooden pencil
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron screw
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  26. 26.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a steel paper clip (c) a cotton cloth (d) an iron nail
  37. 37.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) iron filings (d) a rubber eraser
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) a sewing needle

Answer key

  1. the clip moves
  2. yeast
  3. it gets weaker
  4. north near north
  5. sheets it pulls through
  6. the kind of paper
  7. not needed
  8. False
  9. a tray
  10. False
  11. in pairs, opposite ends
  12. we measure it
  13. north and south
  14. a rubber eraser
  15. a compass
  16. needed
  17. magnetic
  18. True
  19. True
  20. a steel paper clip
  21. north near south
  22. south near south
  23. a plastic ruler
  24. we keep it the same
  25. turmeric powder
  26. pull together
  27. south near north
  28. vinegar
  29. needed
  30. False
  31. a copper wire
  32. needed
  33. True
  34. not needed
  35. non-magnetic
  36. a cotton cloth
  37. True
  38. a rubber eraser
  39. a wooden pencil
  40. an aluminium can

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