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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 720 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) a steel paper clip (d) a wooden pencil
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  3. 3.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) loose in a toy box (d) dropped on the floor
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron screw (d) a safety pin
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a bar magnet
  7. 7.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  9. 9.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) turmeric powder (d) test objects
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too heavy (d) they are too hot
  17. 17.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a paper sheet (c) an aluminium can (d) a glass marble
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) vinegar (d) a bar magnet
  26. 26.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) nowhere
  27. 27.🔮 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 turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) nothing at all
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) an aluminium can
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  33. 33.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a cotton cloth (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron screw
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet

Answer key

  1. a wooden pencil
  2. yeast
  3. in pairs, opposite ends
  4. push apart
  5. a rubber eraser
  6. a bar magnet
  7. magnetic
  8. we keep it the same
  9. False
  10. True
  11. False
  12. test objects
  13. not needed
  14. sheets it pulls through
  15. True
  16. they may swallow them
  17. True
  18. we keep it the same
  19. non-magnetic
  20. needed
  21. a balloon
  22. a sewing needle
  23. not needed
  24. north near south
  25. vinegar
  26. at its two poles
  27. the clip moves
  28. south near south
  29. True
  30. the same table
  31. an aluminium can
  32. south near north
  33. True
  34. magnetic
  35. a cotton cloth
  36. not needed
  37. True
  38. pull together
  39. a battery cell
  40. a mirror

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