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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 588 · 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.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a tray
  3. 3.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🔮 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
  6. 6.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a tray
  11. 11.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) turmeric powder
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  15. 15.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  16. 16.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) everywhere the same
  17. 17.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  21. 21.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  23. 23.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron screw (c) a safety pin (d) a sewing needle
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a cotton cloth (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip
  28. 28.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  31. 31.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
  32. 32.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a rubber eraser (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) an iron nail
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a paper sheet (d) iron filings
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) iron filings (c) a copper wire (d) a plastic ruler

Answer key

  1. non-magnetic
  2. yeast
  3. False
  4. not needed
  5. the clip moves
  6. True
  7. a battery cell
  8. the magnet used
  9. a results chart
  10. vinegar
  11. False
  12. False
  13. a bar magnet
  14. it becomes a magnet
  15. pull together
  16. at its two poles
  17. False
  18. needed
  19. sheets it pulls through
  20. a balloon
  21. False
  22. test objects
  23. False
  24. True
  25. a glass marble
  26. a cotton cloth
  27. the same paper clip
  28. True
  29. a mirror
  30. north near north
  31. they may swallow them
  32. True
  33. not needed
  34. True
  35. iron filings
  36. False
  37. a plastic ruler
  38. a paper sheet
  39. needed
  40. iron filings

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