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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 377 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  2. 2.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  5. 5.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the magnet used”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  11. 11.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  12. 12.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) dropped on the floor
  13. 13.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  18. 18.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
  19. 19.🔮 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
  20. 20.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🔮 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a plastic ruler (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron screw
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a sewing needle (c) an aluminium can (d) a paper sheet
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  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 magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) sheets it pulls through
  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 magnet used (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  34. 34.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) north and south
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper
  37. 37.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same

Answer key

  1. test objects
  2. True
  3. False
  4. magnetic
  5. True
  6. False
  7. north near north
  8. needed
  9. not needed
  10. we change it
  11. non-magnetic
  12. in pairs, opposite ends
  13. True
  14. True
  15. False
  16. a balloon
  17. north near south
  18. they may swallow them
  19. it becomes a magnet
  20. False
  21. False
  22. non-magnetic
  23. we keep it the same
  24. the clip moves
  25. an iron screw
  26. a sewing needle
  27. a tray
  28. sheets it pulls through
  29. the magnet used
  30. True
  31. True
  32. True
  33. a results chart
  34. north and south
  35. not needed
  36. the kind of paper
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. we keep it the same

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