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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 645 · 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 magnet used”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  2. 2.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a sundial (c) a compass (d) a periscope
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a steel paper clip (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron nail
  4. 4.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  7. 7.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) everywhere the same
  9. 9.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) loose in a toy box
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  11. 11.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) turmeric powder
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  14. 14.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  16. 16.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) a rubber eraser (d) a safety pin
  19. 19.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a glass marble (c) a rubber eraser (d) a sewing needle
  22. 22.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  24. 24.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a cotton cloth (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron nail
  31. 31.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  33. 33.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  35. 35.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) east and west
  36. 36.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  37. 37.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  39. 39.🔮 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
  40. 40.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip

Answer key

  1. we change it
  2. a compass
  3. a wooden pencil
  4. True
  5. magnetic
  6. south near north
  7. False
  8. at its two poles
  9. in pairs, opposite ends
  10. vinegar
  11. False
  12. a bar magnet
  13. north near south
  14. False
  15. we keep it the same
  16. non-magnetic
  17. sheets it pulls through
  18. a safety pin
  19. False
  20. it becomes a magnet
  21. a sewing needle
  22. False
  23. non-magnetic
  24. True
  25. True
  26. False
  27. True
  28. the kind of paper
  29. we keep it the same
  30. an iron nail
  31. non-magnetic
  32. yeast
  33. they may swallow them
  34. a balloon
  35. north and south
  36. magnetic
  37. True
  38. the same table
  39. the clip moves
  40. the magnet used

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