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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 609 · 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.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a steel paper clip (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron nail
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a copper wire (c) an aluminium can (d) a paper sheet
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🛟 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
  8. 8.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  9. 9.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the same table (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  16. 16.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a safety pin
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  21. 21.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  22. 22.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  24. 24.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
  26. 26.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  27. 27.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  30. 30.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the clip turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  40. 40.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. they may swallow them
  3. a rubber eraser
  4. an iron screw
  5. south near north
  6. True
  7. in pairs, opposite ends
  8. at its two poles
  9. True
  10. sheets it pulls through
  11. a tray
  12. False
  13. not needed
  14. pull together
  15. the kind of paper
  16. True
  17. a glass marble
  18. False
  19. a balloon
  20. yeast
  21. non-magnetic
  22. False
  23. a paper sheet
  24. False
  25. yeast
  26. pull together
  27. False
  28. False
  29. turmeric powder
  30. magnetic
  31. we keep it the same
  32. False
  33. False
  34. the clip moves
  35. we keep it the same
  36. push apart
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a battery cell
  40. magnetic

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