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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 423 · 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.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) a steel paper clip
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) test objects
  5. 5.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets stronger
  7. 7.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) north and south
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) loose in a toy box
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) nothing at all (c) the clip turns gold (d) the plate melts
  13. 13.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
  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) test objects (d) vinegar
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a rubber eraser (c) a plastic ruler (d) iron filings
  17. 17.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  21. 21.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a steel paper clip (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
  25. 25.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a copper wire
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  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) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) vinegar
  37. 37.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too heavy (d) they are too hot
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  39. 39.True or false: north near south push apart. (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 magnet used”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it

Answer key

  1. True
  2. needed
  3. a paper sheet
  4. a balloon
  5. True
  6. it gets weaker
  7. north and south
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. we keep it the same
  10. a mirror
  11. not needed
  12. the clip moves
  13. True
  14. a glass marble
  15. vinegar
  16. iron filings
  17. at its two poles
  18. False
  19. False
  20. yeast
  21. False
  22. True
  23. False
  24. a copper wire
  25. non-magnetic
  26. False
  27. True
  28. an iron screw
  29. turmeric powder
  30. pull together
  31. True
  32. south near north
  33. False
  34. False
  35. a mirror
  36. test objects
  37. they may swallow them
  38. an iron nail
  39. False
  40. we change it

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