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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 534 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
  3. 3.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  6. 6.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  7. 7.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the same table
  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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  12. 12.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip turns gold (c) the plate melts (d) the clip moves
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
  15. 15.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
  18. 18.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a rubber eraser (c) iron filings (d) a cotton cloth
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  23. 23.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  24. 24.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a compass (d) a periscope
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  28. 28.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  30. 30.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets stronger (d) it gets weaker
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a wooden pencil (c) a safety pin (d) an iron screw
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a rubber eraser (c) an aluminium can (d) a sewing needle
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a wooden pencil (c) iron filings (d) a cotton cloth
  39. 39.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) yeast

Answer key

  1. a mirror
  2. a battery cell
  3. False
  4. needed
  5. we keep it the same
  6. they may swallow them
  7. True
  8. False
  9. needed
  10. sheets it pulls through
  11. we change it
  12. push apart
  13. the clip moves
  14. a plastic ruler
  15. True
  16. False
  17. north and south
  18. False
  19. magnetic
  20. we keep it the same
  21. iron filings
  22. vinegar
  23. non-magnetic
  24. False
  25. a compass
  26. the same paper clip
  27. vinegar
  28. False
  29. non-magnetic
  30. False
  31. False
  32. it gets weaker
  33. a wooden pencil
  34. north near south
  35. south near north
  36. a sewing needle
  37. a tray
  38. iron filings
  39. False
  40. yeast

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