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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 544 · 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) in a hot oven (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  2. 2.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron screw (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
  4. 4.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the kind of paper
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a pulley (c) a compass (d) a sundial
  11. 11.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they smell bad (c) they are too heavy (d) they are too hot
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  15. 15.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  17. 17.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a wooden pencil (c) a glass marble (d) a sewing needle
  19. 19.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  20. 20.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  23. 23.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  25. 25.🧺 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) a mirror
  26. 26.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 table (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  29. 29.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) up and down (c) east and west (d) north and south
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  31. 31.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) test objects
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron nail (c) a wooden pencil (d) a rubber eraser
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) vinegar
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects

Answer key

  1. in pairs, opposite ends
  2. magnetic
  3. a copper wire
  4. True
  5. non-magnetic
  6. False
  7. False
  8. the magnet used
  9. not needed
  10. a compass
  11. they may swallow them
  12. False
  13. True
  14. magnetic
  15. False
  16. test objects
  17. False
  18. a sewing needle
  19. at its two poles
  20. False
  21. True
  22. we change it
  23. True
  24. sheets it pulls through
  25. a mirror
  26. True
  27. north near north
  28. the same table
  29. north and south
  30. a battery cell
  31. False
  32. push apart
  33. False
  34. a battery cell
  35. an iron nail
  36. a tray
  37. needed
  38. not needed
  39. south near south
  40. yeast

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