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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 900 · 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.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too heavy (c) they are too hot (d) they may swallow them
  2. 2.True or false: test objects is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) a glass marble
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in pairs, opposite ends (b) in a hot oven (c) dropped on the floor (d) loose in a toy box
  9. 9.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) nowhere (d) everywhere the same
  10. 10.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through
  12. 12.🧲 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 shiny (d) it is too light
  13. 13.🔮 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
  14. 14.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧲 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
  17. 17.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a bar magnet (c) vinegar (d) a mirror
  22. 22.🔮 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
  23. 23.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  24. 24.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron screw (c) a cotton cloth (d) a paper sheet
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table
  30. 30.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  34. 34.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) yeast (d) a tray
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a paper sheet (c) a steel paper clip (d) a safety pin
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it becomes heavier (c) it gets stronger (d) it turns to copper
  39. 39.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a periscope (c) a pulley (d) a compass
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. they may swallow them
  2. False
  3. south near south
  4. we keep it the same
  5. a glass marble
  6. south near north
  7. we change it
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. at its two poles
  10. True
  11. the magnet used
  12. it has no iron in it
  13. the clip moves
  14. False
  15. False
  16. north and south
  17. magnetic
  18. we measure it
  19. False
  20. a results chart
  21. a bar magnet
  22. it becomes a magnet
  23. north near south
  24. False
  25. False
  26. not needed
  27. an iron screw
  28. a tray
  29. the same table
  30. False
  31. test objects
  32. True
  33. push apart
  34. False
  35. True
  36. yeast
  37. a paper sheet
  38. it gets weaker
  39. a compass
  40. False

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