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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 400 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  2. 2.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a rubber eraser (c) a steel paper clip (d) a wooden pencil
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip moves (c) the plate melts (d) the clip turns gold
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  12. 12.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
  13. 13.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  20. 20.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) north and south (c) up and down (d) east and west
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  23. 23.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a plastic ruler (c) a glass marble (d) a rubber eraser
  26. 26.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets weaker (d) it becomes heavier
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron nail (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
  30. 30.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron screw (c) a glass marble (d) a plastic ruler
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a wooden pencil (c) iron filings (d) an iron screw
  35. 35.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  36. 36.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
  37. 37.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) dropped on the floor (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  40. 40.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. True
  3. pull together
  4. a steel paper clip
  5. north near north
  6. False
  7. non-magnetic
  8. the clip moves
  9. needed
  10. south near south
  11. south near north
  12. at its two poles
  13. True
  14. not needed
  15. a mirror
  16. north near south
  17. we keep it the same
  18. True
  19. non-magnetic
  20. north and south
  21. a tray
  22. we change it
  23. False
  24. needed
  25. a sewing needle
  26. True
  27. they may swallow them
  28. it gets weaker
  29. a plastic ruler
  30. True
  31. yeast
  32. an iron screw
  33. a battery cell
  34. a wooden pencil
  35. magnetic
  36. it becomes a magnet
  37. False
  38. False
  39. in pairs, opposite ends
  40. the same paper clip

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