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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 439 · 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 not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a glass marble
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets weaker (d) it turns to copper
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  4. 4.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) east and west
  5. 5.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  6. 6.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  7. 7.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  9. 9.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  17. 17.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a tray
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a sewing needle (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron nail
  21. 21.🔮 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
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  23. 23.🔮 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
  24. 24.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a cotton cloth (d) iron filings
  28. 28.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  30. 30.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  32. 32.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a plastic ruler (c) a glass marble (d) a copper wire
  36. 36.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a glass marble
  2. it gets weaker
  3. north near south
  4. north and south
  5. they may swallow them
  6. magnetic
  7. False
  8. pull together
  9. False
  10. True
  11. not needed
  12. True
  13. in pairs, opposite ends
  14. True
  15. True
  16. pull together
  17. False
  18. magnetic
  19. turmeric powder
  20. a rubber eraser
  21. the clip moves
  22. we measure it
  23. it becomes a magnet
  24. False
  25. north near north
  26. the magnet used
  27. a cotton cloth
  28. True
  29. test objects
  30. False
  31. vinegar
  32. non-magnetic
  33. a tray
  34. push apart
  35. an iron nail
  36. True
  37. south near south
  38. True
  39. we keep it the same
  40. True

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