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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 663 · 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 battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) north near north
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a plastic ruler (c) a glass marble (d) a steel paper clip
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  9. 9.🔮 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 clip moves (d) the plate melts
  10. 10.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) gold (c) iron (d) aluminium
  13. 13.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  19. 19.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) south near north
  22. 22.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
  23. 23.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 table (c) sheets it pulls through
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a plastic ruler (c) a rubber eraser (d) a sewing needle
  27. 27.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a steel paper clip (c) a safety pin (d) a glass marble
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  31. 31.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  33. 33.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) iron filings (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron screw
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a wooden pencil (c) a safety pin (d) a copper wire
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a paper sheet (c) a safety pin (d) an iron nail
  38. 38.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) sheets it pulls through
  40. 40.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. needed
  3. False
  4. True
  5. south near north
  6. north near south
  7. a steel paper clip
  8. a mirror
  9. the clip moves
  10. True
  11. False
  12. iron
  13. False
  14. True
  15. True
  16. not needed
  17. needed
  18. pull together
  19. push apart
  20. not needed
  21. south near south
  22. they may swallow them
  23. in pairs, opposite ends
  24. the same table
  25. a rubber eraser
  26. a sewing needle
  27. non-magnetic
  28. a glass marble
  29. a bar magnet
  30. we keep it the same
  31. False
  32. magnetic
  33. a wooden pencil
  34. needed
  35. a safety pin
  36. a balloon
  37. a paper sheet
  38. False
  39. the magnet used
  40. sheets it pulls through

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