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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 818 · 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.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it gets weaker (c) it gets stronger (d) it turns to copper
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  3. 3.🛟 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
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) test objects
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
  6. 6.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  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.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the magnet used
  10. 10.🧺 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
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) vinegar
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) the same table
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) iron filings (c) a plastic ruler (d) a glass marble
  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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  18. 18.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) east and west (c) up and down (d) north and south
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron screw (c) a plastic ruler (d) a safety pin
  23. 23.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) iron (d) aluminium
  24. 24.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a sewing needle (c) a plastic ruler (d) a cotton cloth
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 table (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  31. 31.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a battery cell
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  38. 38.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) iron filings (c) a paper sheet (d) a glass marble
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a tray

Answer key

  1. it gets weaker
  2. a balloon
  3. they may swallow them
  4. test objects
  5. a bar magnet
  6. False
  7. in pairs, opposite ends
  8. True
  9. the magnet used
  10. a mirror
  11. vinegar
  12. sheets it pulls through
  13. iron filings
  14. True
  15. we measure it
  16. it becomes a magnet
  17. a battery cell
  18. north and south
  19. needed
  20. False
  21. a results chart
  22. a plastic ruler
  23. iron
  24. False
  25. magnetic
  26. a sewing needle
  27. the same table
  28. pull together
  29. we keep it the same
  30. south near south
  31. False
  32. a balloon
  33. a battery cell
  34. north near north
  35. we keep it the same
  36. not needed
  37. south near north
  38. False
  39. iron filings
  40. turmeric powder

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