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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 864 · 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  2. 2.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  6. 6.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  7. 7.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it has no iron in it (b) it is too shiny (c) it is too light (d) it is too cold
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) dropped on the floor
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) nothing at all (c) the clip turns gold (d) the clip moves
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near north
  13. 13.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  16. 16.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) at its two poles (b) in the middle (c) everywhere the same (d) nowhere
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) vinegar (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  20. 20.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) a tray
  23. 23.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  26. 26.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  27. 27.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  28. 28.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  30. 30.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a battery cell
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) an aluminium can
  37. 37.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) north and south (c) east and west (d) towards the Sun
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a tray for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a safety pin (c) a wooden pencil (d) a copper wire
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) an iron nail (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. True
  3. False
  4. a tray
  5. we change it
  6. magnetic
  7. it has no iron in it
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. the clip moves
  10. needed
  11. False
  12. south near north
  13. False
  14. True
  15. north near north
  16. False
  17. at its two poles
  18. not needed
  19. vinegar
  20. True
  21. we keep it the same
  22. yeast
  23. False
  24. we keep it the same
  25. a results chart
  26. non-magnetic
  27. push apart
  28. True
  29. yeast
  30. True
  31. a battery cell
  32. False
  33. True
  34. True
  35. False
  36. an aluminium can
  37. north and south
  38. needed
  39. a safety pin
  40. a wooden pencil

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