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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 582 · 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? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) in the middle
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  8. 8.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) copper
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) a rubber eraser (d) a steel paper clip
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a wooden pencil (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron screw
  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 measure it (c) we change it
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a plastic ruler (c) iron filings (d) a steel paper clip
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “sheets it pulls through”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an aluminium can (c) a sewing needle (d) a paper sheet
  16. 16.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  17. 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) east and west
  18. 18.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🔮 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 melts (c) it gets heavier (d) it turns to wood
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a paper sheet (c) a plastic ruler (d) a steel paper clip
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) yeast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a safety pin (c) a sewing needle (d) a rubber eraser
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. False
  4. needed
  5. at its two poles
  6. False
  7. a tray
  8. iron
  9. a rubber eraser
  10. an iron screw
  11. we keep it the same
  12. a plastic ruler
  13. we measure it
  14. turmeric powder
  15. a sewing needle
  16. magnetic
  17. north and south
  18. pull together
  19. not needed
  20. it becomes a magnet
  21. pull together
  22. needed
  23. not needed
  24. True
  25. north near south
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a steel paper clip
  29. yeast
  30. a rubber eraser
  31. north near north
  32. a mirror
  33. not needed
  34. push apart
  35. we keep it the same
  36. False
  37. True
  38. needed
  39. in pairs, opposite ends
  40. True

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