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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 644 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a balloon
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it melts
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  6. 6.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a tray (d) test objects
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  13. 13.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  14. 14.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  17. 17.🔮 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
  18. 18.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) a cotton cloth
  21. 21.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) nothing at all (c) the plate melts (d) the clip turns gold
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) a steel paper clip
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  27. 27.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  33. 33.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron screw (c) a glass marble (d) a cotton cloth
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  37. 37.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) north and south (d) towards the Sun
  38. 38.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  39. 39.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. needed
  3. pull together
  4. it becomes a magnet
  5. we keep it the same
  6. False
  7. a battery cell
  8. a bar magnet
  9. we measure it
  10. True
  11. False
  12. magnetic
  13. magnetic
  14. non-magnetic
  15. True
  16. non-magnetic
  17. it gets weaker
  18. True
  19. sheets it pulls through
  20. an iron nail
  21. True
  22. True
  23. False
  24. the clip moves
  25. a wooden pencil
  26. a tray
  27. True
  28. a glass marble
  29. south near north
  30. False
  31. True
  32. vinegar
  33. at its two poles
  34. an iron screw
  35. a mirror
  36. a mirror
  37. north and south
  38. non-magnetic
  39. False
  40. False

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