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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 442 · 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 push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a tray
  3. 3.🧲 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
  4. 4.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) dropped on the floor (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
  5. 5.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  7. 7.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  9. 9.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) a rubber eraser
  12. 12.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  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) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) a sewing needle (d) a glass marble
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a paper sheet (c) a plastic ruler (d) a steel paper clip
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) the magnet used
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  23. 23.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  26. 26.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the plate melts (c) the clip turns gold (d) nothing at all
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  33. 33.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it gets heavier (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it turns to wood
  38. 38.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together

Answer key

  1. south near south
  2. vinegar
  3. north and south
  4. in pairs, opposite ends
  5. False
  6. north near north
  7. push apart
  8. turmeric powder
  9. False
  10. a mirror
  11. a safety pin
  12. True
  13. not needed
  14. we keep it the same
  15. turmeric powder
  16. south near north
  17. a glass marble
  18. needed
  19. a steel paper clip
  20. the same paper clip
  21. a plastic ruler
  22. a mirror
  23. the magnet used
  24. False
  25. north near south
  26. False
  27. not needed
  28. True
  29. False
  30. the clip moves
  31. False
  32. we keep it the same
  33. True
  34. not needed
  35. False
  36. False
  37. it becomes a magnet
  38. True
  39. True
  40. push apart

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