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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 646 · 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.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a plastic ruler (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron nail
  3. 3.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the plate melts (c) the clip turns gold (d) nothing at all
  5. 5.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they are too hot (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
  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) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  13. 13.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  14. 14.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same table (b) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  17. 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) east and west
  18. 18.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
  23. 23.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  24. 24.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) a results chart
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a rubber eraser (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  31. 31.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) iron filings (c) a rubber eraser (d) a sewing needle
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a rubber eraser (c) a glass marble (d) iron filings
  34. 34.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
  35. 35.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a wooden pencil (c) a rubber eraser (d) a cotton cloth

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. a plastic ruler
  3. True
  4. the clip moves
  5. True
  6. non-magnetic
  7. a balloon
  8. test objects
  9. needed
  10. True
  11. they may swallow them
  12. turmeric powder
  13. non-magnetic
  14. False
  15. True
  16. sheets it pulls through
  17. north and south
  18. True
  19. magnetic
  20. we keep it the same
  21. True
  22. a mirror
  23. pull together
  24. False
  25. a balloon
  26. an iron screw
  27. the same paper clip
  28. True
  29. False
  30. yeast
  31. False
  32. a rubber eraser
  33. iron filings
  34. at its two poles
  35. True
  36. we keep it the same
  37. we keep it the same
  38. needed
  39. False
  40. a safety pin

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