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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 833 · 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.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 table (b) the kind of paper (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) yeast (d) a bar magnet
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a mirror (d) a results chart
  5. 5.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  8. 8.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a pulley (c) a periscope (d) a compass
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a copper wire (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
  20. 20.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (d) sheets it pulls through
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) a wooden pencil
  25. 25.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a results chart
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) copper
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  31. 31.🛟 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
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🔮 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 melts (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a wooden pencil (c) a safety pin (d) a plastic ruler
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a steel paper clip (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  36. 36.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too cold (c) it is too light (d) it is too shiny
  37. 37.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  39. 39.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. the magnet used
  3. yeast
  4. a mirror
  5. False
  6. True
  7. north near north
  8. False
  9. needed
  10. False
  11. they may swallow them
  12. False
  13. we change it
  14. True
  15. we keep it the same
  16. True
  17. a compass
  18. a results chart
  19. iron filings
  20. sheets it pulls through
  21. needed
  22. a balloon
  23. not needed
  24. a wooden pencil
  25. True
  26. magnetic
  27. turmeric powder
  28. we measure it
  29. iron
  30. push apart
  31. in pairs, opposite ends
  32. not needed
  33. it becomes a magnet
  34. a safety pin
  35. a paper sheet
  36. it has no iron in it
  37. False
  38. at its two poles
  39. True
  40. pull together

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