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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 661 · 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 bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a cotton cloth (c) a paper sheet (d) a plastic ruler
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  6. 6.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
  11. 11.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  12. 12.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they smell bad (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too heavy
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it turns to wood
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a rubber eraser (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) nothing at all (c) the plate melts (d) the clip moves
  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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  21. 21.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) vinegar (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
  24. 24.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a copper wire (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) an aluminium can (d) iron filings
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets stronger
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) vinegar (d) a tray
  35. 35.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a steel paper clip (c) a cotton cloth (d) a glass marble
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) an iron screw
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  40. 40.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. an iron nail
  3. a battery cell
  4. needed
  5. turmeric powder
  6. True
  7. False
  8. magnetic
  9. the same paper clip
  10. the kind of paper
  11. in pairs, opposite ends
  12. they may swallow them
  13. a balloon
  14. turmeric powder
  15. a balloon
  16. south near north
  17. it becomes a magnet
  18. iron filings
  19. the clip moves
  20. we keep it the same
  21. True
  22. False
  23. a tray
  24. False
  25. True
  26. sheets it pulls through
  27. we keep it the same
  28. False
  29. False
  30. an iron screw
  31. an aluminium can
  32. it gets weaker
  33. True
  34. vinegar
  35. True
  36. a steel paper clip
  37. a wooden pencil
  38. we keep it the same
  39. at its two poles
  40. True

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