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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 704 · 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.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  2. 2.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  4. 4.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  6. 6.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a pulley (c) a sundial (d) a compass
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a safety pin (c) a sewing needle (d) a steel paper clip
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  14. 14.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  15. 15.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a sewing needle (c) iron filings (d) an iron nail
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  26. 26.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  27. 27.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a glass marble (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron screw
  29. 29.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) a steel paper clip
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron screw (c) a copper wire (d) a steel paper clip
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) turmeric powder
  36. 36.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the kind of paper
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  38. 38.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) up and down (c) towards the Sun (d) east and west
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. pull together
  2. False
  3. it becomes a magnet
  4. magnetic
  5. vinegar
  6. non-magnetic
  7. a results chart
  8. True
  9. True
  10. a compass
  11. a rubber eraser
  12. yeast
  13. push apart
  14. in pairs, opposite ends
  15. False
  16. True
  17. they may swallow them
  18. not needed
  19. False
  20. not needed
  21. we keep it the same
  22. a glass marble
  23. needed
  24. False
  25. south near south
  26. push apart
  27. False
  28. a glass marble
  29. pull together
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a tray
  33. a plastic ruler
  34. a copper wire
  35. a bar magnet
  36. sheets it pulls through
  37. north near south
  38. False
  39. north and south
  40. needed

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