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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 577 · 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.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
  2. 2.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  8. 8.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  13. 13.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  15. 15.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a glass marble (c) a wooden pencil (d) a safety pin
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  22. 22.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
  26. 26.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a glass marble (c) a rubber eraser (d) a steel paper clip
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  34. 34.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) copper (c) gold (d) iron
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a copper wire (c) a safety pin (d) a paper sheet
  36. 36.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a wooden pencil (d) a steel paper clip
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  40. 40.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. at its two poles
  2. non-magnetic
  3. we keep it the same
  4. True
  5. north near north
  6. sheets it pulls through
  7. a bar magnet
  8. True
  9. False
  10. False
  11. a mirror
  12. north near south
  13. False
  14. they may swallow them
  15. False
  16. False
  17. south near north
  18. False
  19. a safety pin
  20. a rubber eraser
  21. pull together
  22. push apart
  23. we keep it the same
  24. turmeric powder
  25. it becomes a magnet
  26. False
  27. False
  28. non-magnetic
  29. a steel paper clip
  30. we change it
  31. a balloon
  32. False
  33. push apart
  34. iron
  35. a safety pin
  36. False
  37. a wooden pencil
  38. False
  39. non-magnetic
  40. True

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