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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 732 · 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 of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a sewing needle (c) a safety pin (d) a plastic ruler
  2. 2.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  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) the clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
  7. 7.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) loose in a toy box (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) copper
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  13. 13.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🛟 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
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a tray
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) yeast
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) the same table (d) the kind of paper
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  22. 22.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip (d) the same table
  24. 24.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a copper wire (c) a steel paper clip (d) a cotton cloth
  29. 29.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  34. 34.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a plastic ruler
  2. True
  3. False
  4. True
  5. True
  6. the clip moves
  7. in pairs, opposite ends
  8. False
  9. iron
  10. we change it
  11. a results chart
  12. south near north
  13. False
  14. False
  15. they may swallow them
  16. push apart
  17. a tray
  18. yeast
  19. the magnet used
  20. pull together
  21. pull together
  22. False
  23. sheets it pulls through
  24. False
  25. False
  26. False
  27. True
  28. a steel paper clip
  29. False
  30. a bar magnet
  31. turmeric powder
  32. south near south
  33. turmeric powder
  34. True
  35. a balloon
  36. not needed
  37. True
  38. an iron nail
  39. we keep it the same
  40. True

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