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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 715 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) yeast
  2. 2.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) in a hot oven (d) dropped on the floor
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a results chart (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  5. 5.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  11. 11.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 table (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  15. 15.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  17. 17.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  19. 19.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a compass (b) a pulley (c) a sundial (d) a periscope
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a glass marble (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
  23. 23.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) iron (c) gold (d) copper
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) a plastic ruler
  29. 29.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) east and west (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
  31. 31.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it turns to wood (b) it melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) in the middle (c) at its two poles (d) nowhere
  36. 36.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip
  38. 38.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. yeast
  2. in pairs, opposite ends
  3. a results chart
  4. we keep it the same
  5. magnetic
  6. the clip moves
  7. north near north
  8. True
  9. False
  10. pull together
  11. they may swallow them
  12. vinegar
  13. the magnet used
  14. we keep it the same
  15. magnetic
  16. test objects
  17. push apart
  18. a battery cell
  19. a compass
  20. an iron nail
  21. a bar magnet
  22. a balloon
  23. False
  24. True
  25. not needed
  26. iron
  27. push apart
  28. a safety pin
  29. False
  30. north and south
  31. False
  32. False
  33. it becomes a magnet
  34. False
  35. at its two poles
  36. True
  37. the same paper clip
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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