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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 659 · 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 test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same paper clip
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  7. 7.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  8. 8.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  11. 11.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets weaker (d) it turns to copper
  14. 14.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) dropped on the floor
  15. 15.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a sundial (c) a pulley (d) a compass
  16. 16.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  21. 21.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too cold (c) it is too light (d) it is too shiny
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) iron filings (c) an aluminium can (d) a rubber eraser
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) a rubber eraser (d) a safety pin
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) yeast (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) a glass marble (d) an iron screw
  33. 33.🔮 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 melts (d) it gets heavier
  34. 34.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a results chart
  37. 37.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a plastic ruler (c) a sewing needle (d) a safety pin

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. False
  3. the clip moves
  4. needed
  5. the same paper clip
  6. we keep it the same
  7. pull together
  8. True
  9. south near south
  10. yeast
  11. non-magnetic
  12. we keep it the same
  13. it gets weaker
  14. in pairs, opposite ends
  15. a compass
  16. False
  17. True
  18. non-magnetic
  19. a balloon
  20. we keep it the same
  21. False
  22. a mirror
  23. not needed
  24. it has no iron in it
  25. iron filings
  26. a rubber eraser
  27. push apart
  28. not needed
  29. yeast
  30. True
  31. north near north
  32. a glass marble
  33. it becomes a magnet
  34. False
  35. a mirror
  36. a balloon
  37. magnetic
  38. we measure it
  39. they may swallow them
  40. a plastic ruler

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