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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 640 · 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.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  5. 5.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  6. 6.🔮 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
  7. 7.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) an aluminium can (c) a plastic ruler (d) a copper wire
  9. 9.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  11. 11.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) everywhere the same
  15. 15.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron nail (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
  17. 17.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  20. 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a tray
  22. 22.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a compass (d) a periscope
  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) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the magnet used
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a copper wire (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the same table (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a rubber eraser (c) a cotton cloth (d) a safety pin
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  33. 33.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron screw (c) a paper sheet (d) an aluminium can
  36. 36.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  38. 38.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too heavy (d) they are too hot
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) a tray

Answer key

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

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