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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 862 · 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 balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  3. 3.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) iron filings (c) a cotton cloth (d) a paper sheet
  7. 7.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔮 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 melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
  10. 10.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they are too hot
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  14. 14.🧺 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
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) a battery cell (d) a bar magnet
  16. 16.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) test objects
  21. 21.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) test objects
  24. 24.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an aluminium can (c) an iron nail (d) a safety pin
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 table (b) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same paper clip
  27. 27.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) everywhere the same (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a plastic ruler
  29. 29.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  30. 30.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) iron (b) gold (c) aluminium (d) copper
  31. 31.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  33. 33.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  34. 34.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip turns gold (c) the clip moves (d) the plate melts
  38. 38.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 magnet used (d) the same paper clip

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. north near south
  3. False
  4. False
  5. we change it
  6. iron filings
  7. False
  8. True
  9. it becomes a magnet
  10. False
  11. not needed
  12. they may swallow them
  13. south near south
  14. turmeric powder
  15. a battery cell
  16. False
  17. needed
  18. False
  19. False
  20. yeast
  21. False
  22. True
  23. a balloon
  24. in pairs, opposite ends
  25. an aluminium can
  26. sheets it pulls through
  27. at its two poles
  28. a plastic ruler
  29. non-magnetic
  30. iron
  31. True
  32. vinegar
  33. pull together
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a battery cell
  37. the clip moves
  38. False
  39. south near north
  40. the magnet used

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