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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 569 · 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.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  5. 5.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  6. 6.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) copper
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  8. 8.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  10. 10.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  11. 11.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
  13. 13.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) vinegar (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  16. 16.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a sundial (c) a periscope (d) a pulley
  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.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) an aluminium can
  21. 21.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  32. 32.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) an aluminium can (c) a copper wire (d) a wooden pencil
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) up and down (c) north and south (d) east and west
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) a sewing needle (d) a rubber eraser
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through

Answer key

  1. the clip moves
  2. not needed
  3. False
  4. push apart
  5. non-magnetic
  6. iron
  7. a battery cell
  8. True
  9. pull together
  10. pull together
  11. False
  12. the magnet used
  13. True
  14. test objects
  15. north near south
  16. False
  17. a compass
  18. it has no iron in it
  19. needed
  20. an aluminium can
  21. magnetic
  22. not needed
  23. False
  24. a results chart
  25. vinegar
  26. a balloon
  27. we change it
  28. needed
  29. True
  30. False
  31. at its two poles
  32. magnetic
  33. a sewing needle
  34. we keep it the same
  35. a battery cell
  36. False
  37. north and south
  38. a rubber eraser
  39. turmeric powder
  40. sheets it pulls through

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