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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 882 · 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.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets stronger (d) it becomes heavier
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a steel paper clip (c) a safety pin (d) a glass marble
  4. 4.True or false: an iron screw is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a battery cell (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  6. 6.🔮 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 moves (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
  7. 7.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it gets heavier
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) turmeric powder (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a copper wire (c) a wooden pencil (d) a steel paper clip
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  14. 14.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) a balloon
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) turmeric powder
  21. 21.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) nowhere (c) everywhere the same (d) at its two poles
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  29. 29.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) dropped on the floor (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a cotton cloth (c) a plastic ruler (d) an iron nail
  31. 31.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near south (c) north near north
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) the same paper clip (c) the magnet used (d) the same table
  34. 34.True or false: a paper sheet is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they are too hot (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  37. 37.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.True or false: a paper sheet is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. south near south
  2. it gets weaker
  3. a glass marble
  4. False
  5. a battery cell
  6. the clip moves
  7. non-magnetic
  8. it becomes a magnet
  9. True
  10. a plastic ruler
  11. a results chart
  12. a steel paper clip
  13. south near north
  14. True
  15. True
  16. we keep it the same
  17. False
  18. a balloon
  19. False
  20. turmeric powder
  21. False
  22. at its two poles
  23. not needed
  24. magnetic
  25. True
  26. True
  27. True
  28. magnetic
  29. in pairs, opposite ends
  30. an iron nail
  31. north near north
  32. north near south
  33. the magnet used
  34. True
  35. needed
  36. they may swallow them
  37. True
  38. we change it
  39. needed
  40. False

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