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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 662 · 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 vinegar 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? What do we do with “sheets it pulls through”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a glass marble (c) a rubber eraser (d) an iron nail
  4. 4.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  6. 6.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a steel paper clip (d) a paper sheet
  9. 9.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) north and south (d) up and down
  10. 10.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too light (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too shiny
  11. 11.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a tray (d) test objects
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it becomes heavier (c) it turns to copper (d) it gets weaker
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip moves (c) the clip turns gold (d) nothing at all
  21. 21.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  23. 23.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a copper wire
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) the same table (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  27. 27.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a rubber eraser (c) a sewing needle (d) a cotton cloth
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) vinegar
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  33. 33.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a compass (c) a sundial (d) a periscope
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  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) the same paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) sheets it pulls through
  36. 36.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) an aluminium can (c) an iron screw (d) a steel paper clip
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a rubber eraser
  40. 40.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. we measure it
  3. an iron nail
  4. False
  5. non-magnetic
  6. they may swallow them
  7. a balloon
  8. a paper sheet
  9. north and south
  10. it has no iron in it
  11. False
  12. True
  13. False
  14. needed
  15. in pairs, opposite ends
  16. False
  17. vinegar
  18. turmeric powder
  19. it gets weaker
  20. the clip moves
  21. the kind of paper
  22. we change it
  23. False
  24. pull together
  25. a copper wire
  26. the magnet used
  27. False
  28. a sewing needle
  29. north near south
  30. a bar magnet
  31. not needed
  32. push apart
  33. a compass
  34. south near south
  35. sheets it pulls through
  36. True
  37. an aluminium can
  38. we keep it the same
  39. a rubber eraser
  40. True

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