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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 505 · 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 mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
  3. 3.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  5. 5.🧲 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
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) iron filings (c) a copper wire (d) an iron screw
  10. 10.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  11. 11.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same paper clip (b) the same table (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) iron filings (c) a copper wire (d) an aluminium can
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) nothing at all (c) the plate melts (d) the clip moves
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a plastic ruler
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through
  30. 30.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  33. 33.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a paper sheet (c) a safety pin (d) an iron screw
  37. 37.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a paper sheet (c) a steel paper clip (d) a glass marble
  40. 40.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a wooden pencil
  3. they may swallow them
  4. a battery cell
  5. north and south
  6. north near south
  7. it gets weaker
  8. the magnet used
  9. a copper wire
  10. magnetic
  11. True
  12. non-magnetic
  13. we keep it the same
  14. vinegar
  15. a balloon
  16. not needed
  17. sheets it pulls through
  18. iron filings
  19. a glass marble
  20. the clip moves
  21. we measure it
  22. a plastic ruler
  23. we change it
  24. pull together
  25. we keep it the same
  26. turmeric powder
  27. False
  28. test objects
  29. the same paper clip
  30. False
  31. we keep it the same
  32. vinegar
  33. push apart
  34. yeast
  35. a mirror
  36. a paper sheet
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a steel paper clip
  40. False

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