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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 686 · 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.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  6. 6.🛟 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
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) a glass marble
  10. 10.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a safety pin (c) a rubber eraser (d) a plastic ruler
  15. 15.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a plastic ruler (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
  19. 19.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) a plastic ruler
  23. 23.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a steel paper clip (c) a safety pin (d) an iron screw
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  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 kind of paper (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? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) the same table (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  28. 28.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
  31. 31.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  32. 32.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  33. 33.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  36. 36.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  40. 40.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too shiny

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the clip moves
  3. needed
  4. True
  5. push apart
  6. in pairs, opposite ends
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a glass marble
  10. False
  11. turmeric powder
  12. False
  13. False
  14. a safety pin
  15. False
  16. we change it
  17. True
  18. an iron nail
  19. False
  20. we measure it
  21. push apart
  22. a plastic ruler
  23. pull together
  24. a cotton cloth
  25. north near south
  26. the magnet used
  27. sheets it pulls through
  28. True
  29. True
  30. a wooden pencil
  31. False
  32. they may swallow them
  33. at its two poles
  34. pull together
  35. a balloon
  36. False
  37. non-magnetic
  38. turmeric powder
  39. yeast
  40. it has no iron in it

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