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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 512 · 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) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
  3. 3.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 same table (c) the kind of paper (d) sheets it pulls through
  5. 5.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  10. 10.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) towards the Sun (d) east and west
  11. 11.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  12. 12.🔮 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
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  14. 14.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a compass (c) a pulley (d) a periscope
  15. 15.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) a rubber eraser
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) an iron screw
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) an aluminium can (c) an iron screw (d) a cotton cloth
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a paper sheet
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  26. 26.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip (d) the kind of paper
  27. 27.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a wooden pencil (c) a glass marble (d) a sewing needle
  31. 31.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too cold (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too light
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a rubber eraser (c) a cotton cloth (d) iron filings
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
  35. 35.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. in pairs, opposite ends
  2. a results chart
  3. non-magnetic
  4. sheets it pulls through
  5. True
  6. we measure it
  7. we change it
  8. the kind of paper
  9. a battery cell
  10. north and south
  11. pull together
  12. the clip moves
  13. a battery cell
  14. a compass
  15. non-magnetic
  16. needed
  17. needed
  18. a rubber eraser
  19. False
  20. vinegar
  21. a wooden pencil
  22. an iron screw
  23. a paper sheet
  24. a mirror
  25. push apart
  26. the magnet used
  27. False
  28. we keep it the same
  29. test objects
  30. a sewing needle
  31. it has no iron in it
  32. iron filings
  33. not needed
  34. a bar magnet
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. yeast
  39. not needed
  40. not needed

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