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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 633 · 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.🔮 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
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) a steel paper clip (d) a plastic ruler
  3. 3.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  4. 4.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the same table (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  9. 9.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a results chart
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  13. 13.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) vinegar (d) test objects
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  27. 27.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) towards the Sun
  30. 30.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  33. 33.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  35. 35.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a sewing needle (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a rubber eraser (d) a safety pin
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 table

Answer key

  1. the clip moves
  2. a plastic ruler
  3. push apart
  4. non-magnetic
  5. the magnet used
  6. a wooden pencil
  7. needed
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. False
  10. a results chart
  11. True
  12. south near north
  13. False
  14. not needed
  15. True
  16. we change it
  17. we keep it the same
  18. True
  19. vinegar
  20. vinegar
  21. a tray
  22. needed
  23. False
  24. push apart
  25. False
  26. a mirror
  27. False
  28. False
  29. north and south
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a battery cell
  33. they may swallow them
  34. we measure it
  35. True
  36. True
  37. a battery cell
  38. a copper wire
  39. a rubber eraser
  40. the same table

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