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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 819 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near south
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) in a hot oven
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) a rubber eraser (d) iron filings
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets weaker (d) it gets stronger
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) vinegar
  17. 17.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the same table
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  22. 22.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a rubber eraser (c) a safety pin (d) a cotton cloth
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) a safety pin (c) an iron nail (d) a copper wire
  25. 25.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) at its two poles (d) everywhere the same
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  27. 27.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) nothing at all (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
  29. 29.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  30. 30.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a wooden pencil (c) a rubber eraser (d) a sewing needle
  34. 34.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a cotton cloth (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  40. 40.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. south near north
  3. True
  4. pull together
  5. south near south
  6. needed
  7. False
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. vinegar
  10. a rubber eraser
  11. not needed
  12. we keep it the same
  13. it gets weaker
  14. the same table
  15. we keep it the same
  16. vinegar
  17. False
  18. a mirror
  19. the magnet used
  20. True
  21. push apart
  22. a safety pin
  23. True
  24. a copper wire
  25. at its two poles
  26. it becomes a magnet
  27. True
  28. the clip moves
  29. magnetic
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a sewing needle
  34. True
  35. True
  36. True
  37. a cotton cloth
  38. False
  39. turmeric powder
  40. True

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