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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 655 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a mirror
  2. 2.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (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 turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a tray
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a glass marble (c) a plastic ruler (d) a rubber eraser
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a wooden pencil (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron screw
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a glass marble (c) a safety pin (d) an iron screw
  11. 11.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) yeast
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  19. 19.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  23. 23.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🛟 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
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) a bar magnet
  27. 27.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) a sewing needle
  29. 29.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a steel paper clip (c) a rubber eraser (d) a glass marble
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends

Answer key

  1. a bar magnet
  2. True
  3. True
  4. the clip moves
  5. yeast
  6. a mirror
  7. north near north
  8. iron filings
  9. an iron screw
  10. a glass marble
  11. magnetic
  12. not needed
  13. it has no iron in it
  14. yeast
  15. south near north
  16. pull together
  17. we keep it the same
  18. a mirror
  19. False
  20. a balloon
  21. we keep it the same
  22. we measure it
  23. False
  24. we change it
  25. they may swallow them
  26. vinegar
  27. non-magnetic
  28. an aluminium can
  29. magnetic
  30. not needed
  31. True
  32. False
  33. True
  34. turmeric powder
  35. sheets it pulls through
  36. the magnet used
  37. False
  38. a steel paper clip
  39. False
  40. in pairs, opposite ends

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