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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 747 · 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.⚖️ 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
  2. 2.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  4. 4.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  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.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the plate melts (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same paper clip (d) the same table
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a rubber eraser (c) a copper wire (d) a cotton cloth
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a glass marble (c) a wooden pencil (d) a plastic ruler
  23. 23.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a wooden pencil (c) a steel paper clip (d) an iron nail
  25. 25.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  26. 26.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it
  27. 27.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) north and south (c) up and down (d) towards the Sun
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a rubber eraser
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  32. 32.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  36. 36.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  37. 37.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a mirror
  39. 39.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it gets heavier (d) it melts
  40. 40.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. pull together
  4. True
  5. False
  6. north near south
  7. in pairs, opposite ends
  8. the clip moves
  9. we keep it the same
  10. False
  11. non-magnetic
  12. the magnet used
  13. south near north
  14. False
  15. vinegar
  16. not needed
  17. turmeric powder
  18. iron filings
  19. False
  20. False
  21. sheets it pulls through
  22. an iron screw
  23. True
  24. a wooden pencil
  25. magnetic
  26. it has no iron in it
  27. north and south
  28. a rubber eraser
  29. needed
  30. True
  31. a battery cell
  32. True
  33. needed
  34. False
  35. they may swallow them
  36. non-magnetic
  37. False
  38. a mirror
  39. it becomes a magnet
  40. magnetic

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