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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 528 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) test objects (d) a tray
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  3. 3.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  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 same table (b) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a paper sheet (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it melts (d) it turns to wood
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  10. 10.🛟 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
  11. 11.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a sewing needle (c) a rubber eraser (d) a wooden pencil
  17. 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) north and south
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  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) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron nail (c) a paper sheet (d) a rubber eraser
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a safety pin (c) a steel paper clip (d) a wooden pencil
  26. 26.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  27. 27.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  32. 32.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
  33. 33.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  40. 40.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a battery cell
  2. a balloon
  3. False
  4. sheets it pulls through
  5. a mirror
  6. a paper sheet
  7. it becomes a magnet
  8. not needed
  9. vinegar
  10. in pairs, opposite ends
  11. False
  12. south near north
  13. we keep it the same
  14. south near south
  15. north near south
  16. a sewing needle
  17. north and south
  18. we keep it the same
  19. False
  20. True
  21. the magnet used
  22. the clip moves
  23. an iron nail
  24. a bar magnet
  25. a wooden pencil
  26. non-magnetic
  27. True
  28. push apart
  29. we measure it
  30. True
  31. yeast
  32. at its two poles
  33. True
  34. True
  35. needed
  36. north near north
  37. not needed
  38. True
  39. we change it
  40. False

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