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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 514 · 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 are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  7. 7.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a glass marble (c) a safety pin (d) a steel paper clip
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  16. 16.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) an iron screw
  18. 18.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a plastic ruler (c) iron filings (d) an iron screw
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a wooden pencil (c) a safety pin (d) an iron screw
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a safety pin (c) a rubber eraser (d) a cotton cloth
  25. 25.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) in the middle (c) nowhere (d) everywhere the same
  26. 26.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔮 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) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
  28. 28.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a paper sheet (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
  30. 30.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a cotton cloth (c) a sewing needle (d) an aluminium can
  32. 32.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) a results chart

Answer key

  1. they may swallow them
  2. it gets weaker
  3. needed
  4. vinegar
  5. south near south
  6. yeast
  7. True
  8. we change it
  9. non-magnetic
  10. test objects
  11. a glass marble
  12. not needed
  13. we keep it the same
  14. a bar magnet
  15. push apart
  16. True
  17. an aluminium can
  18. False
  19. north near south
  20. the same paper clip
  21. a mirror
  22. a plastic ruler
  23. a wooden pencil
  24. a safety pin
  25. at its two poles
  26. False
  27. the clip moves
  28. True
  29. an iron nail
  30. magnetic
  31. a sewing needle
  32. False
  33. we measure it
  34. pull together
  35. north near north
  36. False
  37. the magnet used
  38. pull together
  39. south near north
  40. a battery cell

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