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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 506 · 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.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a wooden pencil (c) a paper sheet (d) a sewing needle
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) a steel paper clip (d) a cotton cloth
  5. 5.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  10. 10.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) yeast
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  16. 16.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  18. 18.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  22. 22.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets stronger (d) it gets weaker
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  26. 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too light (d) it is too shiny
  31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  32. 32.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a balloon
  34. 34.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a sewing needle (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
  38. 38.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  39. 39.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  40. 40.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. in pairs, opposite ends
  2. a sewing needle
  3. a balloon
  4. a steel paper clip
  5. True
  6. True
  7. we measure it
  8. non-magnetic
  9. we keep it the same
  10. True
  11. True
  12. a battery cell
  13. yeast
  14. needed
  15. north near south
  16. magnetic
  17. we change it
  18. True
  19. we keep it the same
  20. True
  21. the magnet used
  22. at its two poles
  23. it gets weaker
  24. needed
  25. non-magnetic
  26. True
  27. False
  28. False
  29. we keep it the same
  30. it has no iron in it
  31. pull together
  32. magnetic
  33. a tray
  34. False
  35. False
  36. pull together
  37. a plastic ruler
  38. non-magnetic
  39. magnetic
  40. True

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