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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 518 · 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 needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 table (d) sheets it pulls through
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets stronger (c) it gets weaker (d) it becomes heavier
  8. 8.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  9. 9.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a copper wire (c) a wooden pencil (d) a paper sheet
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  12. 12.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  13. 13.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  21. 21.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  26. 26.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  28. 28.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a pulley (c) a compass (d) a sundial
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a glass marble (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron nail
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a wooden pencil (c) iron filings (d) a glass marble
  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) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an aluminium can (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the clip moves
  3. sheets it pulls through
  4. pull together
  5. True
  6. non-magnetic
  7. it gets weaker
  8. push apart
  9. in pairs, opposite ends
  10. a safety pin
  11. a results chart
  12. pull together
  13. False
  14. vinegar
  15. we change it
  16. the same paper clip
  17. True
  18. not needed
  19. north near south
  20. a mirror
  21. False
  22. needed
  23. non-magnetic
  24. we keep it the same
  25. south near north
  26. non-magnetic
  27. a balloon
  28. True
  29. a compass
  30. a balloon
  31. a tray
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. an iron nail
  36. iron filings
  37. False
  38. needed
  39. magnetic
  40. an iron nail

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