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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 566 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the kind of paper (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  3. 3.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a sewing needle (d) a glass marble
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) an aluminium can (d) a sewing needle
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
  12. 12.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  15. 15.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧺 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) a bar magnet
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  21. 21.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same table
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a bar magnet
  25. 25.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
  27. 27.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) south near north
  29. 29.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  33. 33.🔮 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 moves (c) the clip turns gold (d) the plate melts
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) an iron nail
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a cotton cloth (c) iron filings (d) a glass marble
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  38. 38.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. sheets it pulls through
  2. a balloon
  3. False
  4. north near north
  5. a results chart
  6. it becomes a magnet
  7. a glass marble
  8. an aluminium can
  9. turmeric powder
  10. a rubber eraser
  11. it gets weaker
  12. False
  13. vinegar
  14. a battery cell
  15. True
  16. not needed
  17. False
  18. a balloon
  19. north near south
  20. push apart
  21. True
  22. the magnet used
  23. we keep it the same
  24. a bar magnet
  25. True
  26. they may swallow them
  27. True
  28. south near south
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. we keep it the same
  33. the clip moves
  34. a mirror
  35. a wooden pencil
  36. iron filings
  37. south near north
  38. True
  39. non-magnetic
  40. needed

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