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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 782 · 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 metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) copper (d) aluminium
  2. 2.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  6. 6.🧺 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) yeast
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) an iron nail (c) a glass marble (d) a cotton cloth
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a tray
  11. 11.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron screw
  14. 14.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets weaker (d) it becomes heavier
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  20. 20.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  22. 22.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) an iron screw (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  25. 25.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
  33. 33.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) south near south
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) a wooden pencil
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a rubber eraser (c) a cotton cloth (d) a steel paper clip
  37. 37.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) in the middle (c) at its two poles (d) nowhere
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. iron
  2. magnetic
  3. not needed
  4. True
  5. a mirror
  6. yeast
  7. an iron nail
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. we keep it the same
  10. yeast
  11. False
  12. we change it
  13. a plastic ruler
  14. False
  15. False
  16. True
  17. it gets weaker
  18. needed
  19. sheets it pulls through
  20. True
  21. pull together
  22. non-magnetic
  23. a copper wire
  24. a battery cell
  25. False
  26. needed
  27. magnetic
  28. False
  29. not needed
  30. pull together
  31. we keep it the same
  32. north near north
  33. False
  34. south near south
  35. a wooden pencil
  36. a steel paper clip
  37. at its two poles
  38. a mirror
  39. True
  40. False

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