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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 906 · 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.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) the magnet used (c) the same table (d) sheets it pulls through
  4. 4.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.True or false: a mirror is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a sundial (c) a periscope (d) a compass
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a results chart
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south
  10. 10.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too heavy (d) they smell bad
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a battery cell
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) a sewing needle (d) a rubber eraser
  17. 17.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) test objects
  22. 22.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a rubber eraser (c) an iron nail (d) a cotton cloth
  24. 24.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
  26. 26.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  27. 27.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  30. 30.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) north near south
  31. 31.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it gets heavier (b) it melts (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through (d) the same table
  36. 36.🧲 Is a rubber eraser magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a steel paper clip (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a sewing needle (c) an iron nail (d) an iron screw
  39. 39.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a battery cell

Answer key

  1. pull together
  2. vinegar
  3. sheets it pulls through
  4. True
  5. needed
  6. False
  7. a compass
  8. yeast
  9. south near north
  10. False
  11. they may swallow them
  12. False
  13. test objects
  14. True
  15. not needed
  16. a rubber eraser
  17. True
  18. non-magnetic
  19. north near south
  20. False
  21. a mirror
  22. False
  23. an iron nail
  24. False
  25. a results chart
  26. non-magnetic
  27. False
  28. we keep it the same
  29. we keep it the same
  30. north near north
  31. pull together
  32. it becomes a magnet
  33. True
  34. False
  35. the magnet used
  36. non-magnetic
  37. a wooden pencil
  38. an aluminium can
  39. push apart
  40. a battery cell

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