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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 81 · 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.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧲 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
  4. 4.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) everywhere the same (c) at its two poles (d) in the middle
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  7. 7.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  8. 8.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) yeast (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  11. 11.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a sewing needle
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron nail (d) iron filings
  13. 13.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  15. 15.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  17. 17.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) loose in a toy box (c) dropped on the floor (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron screw (c) a rubber eraser (d) a safety pin
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  23. 23.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a safety pin (c) an aluminium can (d) iron filings
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  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 same paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
  32. 32.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  36. 36.🧲 Is a sewing needle magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a mirror
  39. 39.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. False
  2. not needed
  3. north and south
  4. True
  5. at its two poles
  6. a mirror
  7. magnetic
  8. True
  9. yeast
  10. we change it
  11. a glass marble
  12. a cotton cloth
  13. True
  14. south near north
  15. True
  16. turmeric powder
  17. False
  18. True
  19. in pairs, opposite ends
  20. a rubber eraser
  21. a tray
  22. we keep it the same
  23. push apart
  24. False
  25. an aluminium can
  26. True
  27. False
  28. turmeric powder
  29. not needed
  30. we measure it
  31. sheets it pulls through
  32. True
  33. True
  34. False
  35. a balloon
  36. magnetic
  37. False
  38. a mirror
  39. True
  40. needed

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