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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 729 · 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) push apart (b) pull together
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron nail (d) a plastic ruler
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  7. 7.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the clip turns gold (c) the plate melts (d) nothing at all
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same table
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  14. 14.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  19. 19.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  21. 21.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
  23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  26. 26.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a plastic ruler (c) a rubber eraser (d) iron filings
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a copper wire (c) an iron screw (d) a cotton cloth
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a plastic ruler (c) a copper wire (d) a glass marble
  30. 30.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) towards the Sun
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a tray
  35. 35.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  38. 38.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  40. 40.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. pull together
  2. north near north
  3. a battery cell
  4. True
  5. an iron nail
  6. south near north
  7. False
  8. a results chart
  9. needed
  10. we keep it the same
  11. the clip moves
  12. sheets it pulls through
  13. pull together
  14. False
  15. we keep it the same
  16. we keep it the same
  17. False
  18. south near south
  19. True
  20. north near south
  21. False
  22. a battery cell
  23. False
  24. True
  25. vinegar
  26. True
  27. iron filings
  28. an iron screw
  29. a safety pin
  30. False
  31. north and south
  32. needed
  33. push apart
  34. yeast
  35. False
  36. True
  37. a cotton cloth
  38. magnetic
  39. it gets weaker
  40. True

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