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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 913 · 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? True or false: the same table is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a glass marble (b) a wooden pencil (c) a copper wire (d) a safety pin
  3. 3.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they smell bad (d) they may swallow them
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a tray
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  8. 8.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) dropped on the floor (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) loose in a toy box (d) in a hot oven
  9. 9.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔮 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
  11. 11.🔮 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
  12. 12.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron nail
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) in the middle (c) nowhere (d) at its two poles
  19. 19.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a periscope (c) a sundial (d) a compass
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  21. 21.True or false: a tray is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a sewing needle (c) a plastic ruler (d) a wooden pencil
  24. 24.True or false: a glass marble is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the same table
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
  28. 28.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) iron filings (c) a wooden pencil (d) an iron screw
  30. 30.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) iron (c) gold (d) aluminium
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near south
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) vinegar
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) turmeric powder (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  36. 36.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 magnet used (b) the same paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) sheets it pulls through
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) the same paper clip (d) sheets it pulls through
  39. 39.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a wooden pencil (c) a plastic ruler (d) a steel paper clip

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a safety pin
  3. True
  4. they may swallow them
  5. turmeric powder
  6. False
  7. pull together
  8. in pairs, opposite ends
  9. False
  10. it gets weaker
  11. the clip moves
  12. True
  13. a wooden pencil
  14. we keep it the same
  15. vinegar
  16. not needed
  17. False
  18. at its two poles
  19. a compass
  20. a results chart
  21. False
  22. push apart
  23. a sewing needle
  24. True
  25. False
  26. the same table
  27. test objects
  28. non-magnetic
  29. a wooden pencil
  30. iron
  31. a balloon
  32. north near south
  33. vinegar
  34. south near north
  35. turmeric powder
  36. True
  37. the magnet used
  38. sheets it pulls through
  39. True
  40. a steel paper clip

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