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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 488 · 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.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  4. 4.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a glass marble (c) a copper wire (d) iron filings
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
  12. 12.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) up and down
  13. 13.🔮 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
  14. 14.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) copper (c) gold (d) iron
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  19. 19.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  22. 22.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a copper wire (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron screw
  24. 24.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  28. 28.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a paper sheet (c) a wooden pencil (d) a rubber eraser
  34. 34.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  38. 38.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  40. 40.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. they may swallow them
  2. a battery cell
  3. south near south
  4. True
  5. True
  6. turmeric powder
  7. iron filings
  8. a balloon
  9. not needed
  10. not needed
  11. it gets weaker
  12. north and south
  13. the clip moves
  14. iron
  15. we measure it
  16. not needed
  17. True
  18. north near north
  19. True
  20. False
  21. turmeric powder
  22. True
  23. an iron screw
  24. False
  25. False
  26. True
  27. at its two poles
  28. False
  29. magnetic
  30. not needed
  31. south near north
  32. we keep it the same
  33. a steel paper clip
  34. True
  35. needed
  36. a paper sheet
  37. a balloon
  38. False
  39. push apart
  40. False

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