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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 625 · 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) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the clip moves (c) the plate melts (d) nothing at all
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) loose in a toy box
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  9. 9.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a steel paper clip (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron nail
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  17. 17.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  20. 20.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  21. 21.🔮 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
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a paper sheet
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) yeast
  26. 26.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a copper wire (c) a glass marble (d) a sewing needle
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron nail (d) a paper sheet
  35. 35.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a wooden pencil (c) a safety pin (d) a cotton cloth
  37. 37.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  40. 40.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. at its two poles
  2. the clip moves
  3. needed
  4. in pairs, opposite ends
  5. it gets weaker
  6. a bar magnet
  7. True
  8. south near north
  9. False
  10. a rubber eraser
  11. turmeric powder
  12. south near south
  13. True
  14. True
  15. True
  16. north near south
  17. False
  18. non-magnetic
  19. a tray
  20. magnetic
  21. it becomes a magnet
  22. an iron screw
  23. sheets it pulls through
  24. pull together
  25. test objects
  26. True
  27. needed
  28. True
  29. not needed
  30. False
  31. False
  32. a sewing needle
  33. we keep it the same
  34. an iron nail
  35. they may swallow them
  36. a safety pin
  37. pull together
  38. we keep it the same
  39. yeast
  40. True

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