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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 635 · 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? What do we do with “the same paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  3. 3.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a tray
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  6. 6.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too cold (d) it is too shiny
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip
  9. 9.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  11. 11.🧺 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) turmeric powder
  12. 12.🧺 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) a balloon
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an aluminium can (c) an iron screw (d) a glass marble
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) test objects
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) iron filings (c) a glass marble (d) an aluminium can
  18. 18.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  21. 21.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  22. 22.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a glass marble (c) a plastic ruler (d) a cotton cloth
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) a cotton cloth
  25. 25.🔮 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 plate melts (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
  26. 26.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
  27. 27.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  34. 34.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  35. 35.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) up and down
  36. 36.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  37. 37.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  38. 38.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a copper wire (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. south near south
  3. False
  4. a tray
  5. north near north
  6. it has no iron in it
  7. we keep it the same
  8. the same paper clip
  9. False
  10. at its two poles
  11. turmeric powder
  12. a balloon
  13. not needed
  14. sheets it pulls through
  15. an iron screw
  16. yeast
  17. iron filings
  18. pull together
  19. False
  20. a results chart
  21. magnetic
  22. False
  23. an iron screw
  24. a cotton cloth
  25. the clip moves
  26. in pairs, opposite ends
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. non-magnetic
  34. they may swallow them
  35. north and south
  36. pull together
  37. magnetic
  38. False
  39. False
  40. a sewing needle

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