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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 777 · 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.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) iron filings (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  5. 5.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they smell bad (d) they are too heavy
  7. 7.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) test objects
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too shiny (b) it is too light (c) it is too cold (d) it has no iron in it
  12. 12.🧺 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 battery cell
  13. 13.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) aluminium (d) iron
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  17. 17.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a safety pin
  19. 19.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  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.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a glass marble (c) a steel paper clip (d) a copper wire
  25. 25.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) loose in a toy box
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) north near north
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) the same table (d) the same paper clip
  30. 30.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  33. 33.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the kind of paper (d) the magnet used
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a tray
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. it gets weaker
  3. a copper wire
  4. north near south
  5. False
  6. they may swallow them
  7. True
  8. the same paper clip
  9. yeast
  10. needed
  11. it has no iron in it
  12. a battery cell
  13. True
  14. False
  15. iron
  16. the kind of paper
  17. False
  18. a glass marble
  19. True
  20. True
  21. we measure it
  22. magnetic
  23. it becomes a magnet
  24. a steel paper clip
  25. True
  26. in pairs, opposite ends
  27. north near north
  28. False
  29. sheets it pulls through
  30. True
  31. we keep it the same
  32. a mirror
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. we change it
  38. the magnet used
  39. a mirror
  40. needed

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