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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 759 · 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.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  2. 2.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) nowhere
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 table (d) the kind of paper
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  10. 10.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
  11. 11.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a rubber eraser (c) a sewing needle (d) an aluminium can
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) test objects
  15. 15.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets weaker (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets stronger
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “sheets it pulls through”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  23. 23.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  24. 24.🛟 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
  25. 25.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a rubber eraser (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron nail
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  28. 28.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same paper clip
  37. 37.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a mirror (d) a tray
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north

Answer key

  1. non-magnetic
  2. at its two poles
  3. the magnet used
  4. True
  5. True
  6. False
  7. False
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. a mirror
  10. north and south
  11. magnetic
  12. a sewing needle
  13. south near south
  14. test objects
  15. True
  16. False
  17. push apart
  18. it gets weaker
  19. not needed
  20. turmeric powder
  21. we measure it
  22. turmeric powder
  23. push apart
  24. they may swallow them
  25. False
  26. an iron nail
  27. yeast
  28. True
  29. True
  30. False
  31. sheets it pulls through
  32. we keep it the same
  33. we keep it the same
  34. False
  35. not needed
  36. the same paper clip
  37. False
  38. needed
  39. a mirror
  40. south near north

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