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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 507 · 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 balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
  3. 3.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  8. 8.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
  9. 9.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  10. 10.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) north and south (d) towards the Sun
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧲 Is a steel paper clip 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  14. 14.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) dropped on the floor
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  20. 20.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
  23. 23.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a periscope (c) a pulley (d) a compass
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  29. 29.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  30. 30.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 table (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a plastic ruler (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a steel paper clip (c) a safety pin (d) an iron nail
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) a glass marble (d) a steel paper clip
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a tray

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a rubber eraser
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. pull together
  7. south near north
  8. at its two poles
  9. it becomes a magnet
  10. north and south
  11. we change it
  12. magnetic
  13. the magnet used
  14. False
  15. needed
  16. False
  17. False
  18. in pairs, opposite ends
  19. a mirror
  20. they may swallow them
  21. a battery cell
  22. yeast
  23. a compass
  24. south near south
  25. sheets it pulls through
  26. vinegar
  27. we keep it the same
  28. north near south
  29. push apart
  30. True
  31. not needed
  32. the same table
  33. needed
  34. False
  35. True
  36. an iron nail
  37. a tray
  38. a plastic ruler
  39. a glass marble
  40. a mirror

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