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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 559 · 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 needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
  4. 4.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔮 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 clip moves (d) the plate melts
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  7. 7.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a glass marble (c) a safety pin (d) an iron nail
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  16. 16.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same table
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  18. 18.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too cold (d) it is too shiny
  19. 19.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  20. 20.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a bar magnet
  23. 23.🔮 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 melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  25. 25.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  32. 32.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  34. 34.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a paper sheet (c) a safety pin (d) a cotton cloth
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  38. 38.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a wooden pencil (c) a rubber eraser (d) a safety pin
  40. 40.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used

Answer key

  1. a results chart
  2. south near north
  3. a balloon
  4. False
  5. the clip moves
  6. vinegar
  7. False
  8. a glass marble
  9. north near north
  10. False
  11. we keep it the same
  12. turmeric powder
  13. a tray
  14. we change it
  15. push apart
  16. the magnet used
  17. we keep it the same
  18. it has no iron in it
  19. they may swallow them
  20. False
  21. True
  22. a bar magnet
  23. it becomes a magnet
  24. north near south
  25. True
  26. needed
  27. False
  28. True
  29. we keep it the same
  30. False
  31. push apart
  32. True
  33. a mirror
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a safety pin
  37. a balloon
  38. False
  39. a safety pin
  40. the same table

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