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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 838 · 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.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a tray
  5. 5.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  6. 6.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  9. 9.True or false: a copper wire is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  11. 11.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  12. 12.🛟 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
  13. 13.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) iron (c) aluminium (d) copper
  14. 14.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  16. 16.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a copper wire (c) an iron screw (d) a paper sheet
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it gets heavier (c) it melts (d) it turns to wood
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  23. 23.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a periscope (c) a compass (d) a sundial
  24. 24.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) a results chart
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the magnet used
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a tray (d) test objects
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a wooden pencil (c) a safety pin (d) a copper wire
  33. 33.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a tray
  36. 36.True or false: a safety pin is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
  40. 40.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it is too cold (c) it is too shiny (d) it has no iron in it

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. True
  3. True
  4. yeast
  5. pull together
  6. True
  7. we change it
  8. a mirror
  9. True
  10. the clip moves
  11. magnetic
  12. in pairs, opposite ends
  13. iron
  14. non-magnetic
  15. a bar magnet
  16. push apart
  17. an iron screw
  18. it becomes a magnet
  19. True
  20. True
  21. we measure it
  22. non-magnetic
  23. a compass
  24. push apart
  25. a balloon
  26. the same table
  27. an aluminium can
  28. pull together
  29. turmeric powder
  30. the magnet used
  31. south near south
  32. a safety pin
  33. True
  34. True
  35. a tray
  36. True
  37. True
  38. False
  39. they may swallow them
  40. it has no iron in it

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