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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 409 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  2. 2.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  5. 5.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  11. 11.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) east and west (c) north and south (d) towards the Sun
  12. 12.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  14. 14.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) in the middle (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a tray
  16. 16.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
  19. 19.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) iron
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  21. 21.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too light (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  23. 23.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
  25. 25.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a paper sheet (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets weaker (c) it gets stronger (d) it turns to copper
  29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  31. 31.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  33. 33.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper (d) the magnet used
  36. 36.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too hot
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a copper wire (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north

Answer key

  1. sheets it pulls through
  2. False
  3. True
  4. north near south
  5. pull together
  6. a balloon
  7. needed
  8. the clip moves
  9. turmeric powder
  10. a cotton cloth
  11. north and south
  12. True
  13. non-magnetic
  14. at its two poles
  15. yeast
  16. True
  17. we keep it the same
  18. a rubber eraser
  19. iron
  20. a mirror
  21. it has no iron in it
  22. test objects
  23. False
  24. a tray
  25. False
  26. non-magnetic
  27. a paper sheet
  28. it gets weaker
  29. False
  30. a plastic ruler
  31. False
  32. we measure it
  33. True
  34. True
  35. the magnet used
  36. they may swallow them
  37. a copper wire
  38. not needed
  39. yeast
  40. north near north

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