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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 460 · 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.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets weaker (c) it gets stronger (d) it becomes heavier
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  6. 6.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  9. 9.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a wooden pencil (c) a safety pin (d) a rubber eraser
  11. 11.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) aluminium (c) copper (d) gold
  13. 13.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
  18. 18.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) a mirror (d) yeast
  21. 21.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  23. 23.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) nowhere (d) everywhere the same
  24. 24.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) loose in a toy box
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron screw
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  32. 32.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) a sewing needle (d) a rubber eraser
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  38. 38.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. it gets weaker
  2. south near south
  3. the magnet used
  4. the same paper clip
  5. vinegar
  6. False
  7. we keep it the same
  8. they may swallow them
  9. False
  10. a safety pin
  11. False
  12. iron
  13. False
  14. False
  15. non-magnetic
  16. north near north
  17. a paper sheet
  18. True
  19. sheets it pulls through
  20. a bar magnet
  21. magnetic
  22. vinegar
  23. at its two poles
  24. in pairs, opposite ends
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. push apart
  29. an aluminium can
  30. not needed
  31. north near south
  32. True
  33. a rubber eraser
  34. needed
  35. turmeric powder
  36. yeast
  37. turmeric powder
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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