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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 734 · 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.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  6. 6.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  8. 8.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  11. 11.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a steel paper clip (c) a rubber eraser (d) a glass marble
  13. 13.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  14. 14.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip moves (c) the clip turns gold (d) the plate melts
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a sewing needle (c) a glass marble (d) iron filings
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a cotton cloth (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron nail
  19. 19.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  22. 22.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) an aluminium can (c) a rubber eraser (d) a plastic ruler
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an aluminium can (c) a safety pin (d) a paper sheet
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a paper sheet (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
  26. 26.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) an iron nail
  29. 29.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) north and south (c) up and down (d) east and west
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  32. 32.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  34. 34.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧲 Is an iron screw magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
  38. 38.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. at its two poles
  2. we keep it the same
  3. needed
  4. False
  5. sheets it pulls through
  6. False
  7. the magnet used
  8. True
  9. turmeric powder
  10. north near south
  11. True
  12. a steel paper clip
  13. non-magnetic
  14. False
  15. the clip moves
  16. south near south
  17. a glass marble
  18. an iron nail
  19. in pairs, opposite ends
  20. True
  21. a tray
  22. True
  23. a sewing needle
  24. a safety pin
  25. a paper sheet
  26. True
  27. a battery cell
  28. a cotton cloth
  29. north and south
  30. a balloon
  31. south near north
  32. False
  33. magnetic
  34. True
  35. magnetic
  36. not needed
  37. they may swallow them
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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