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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 950 · 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 is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  2. 2.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the clip turns gold (c) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a cotton cloth (c) an aluminium can (d) a safety pin
  6. 6.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔮 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 gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
  8. 8.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  9. 9.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) a sewing needle (d) an aluminium can
  10. 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too light (b) it has no iron in it (c) it is too cold (d) it is too shiny
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  14. 14.True or false: a cotton cloth is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) an iron nail (c) an iron screw (d) a rubber eraser
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a results chart (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.True or false: iron filings is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a mirror
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets stronger (b) it gets weaker (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
  23. 23.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧲 Is iron filings magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  25. 25.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  26. 26.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  28. 28.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  31. 31.🧺 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) a balloon
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  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 same paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) the same table
  34. 34.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) iron (d) aluminium
  35. 35.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  36. 36.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) south near south

Answer key

  1. test objects
  2. False
  3. True
  4. the clip moves
  5. a safety pin
  6. False
  7. it becomes a magnet
  8. north near south
  9. an aluminium can
  10. pull together
  11. False
  12. it has no iron in it
  13. push apart
  14. True
  15. a rubber eraser
  16. a battery cell
  17. needed
  18. True
  19. True
  20. True
  21. a mirror
  22. it gets weaker
  23. False
  24. magnetic
  25. push apart
  26. True
  27. we measure it
  28. False
  29. a balloon
  30. a results chart
  31. a balloon
  32. we change it
  33. the magnet used
  34. iron
  35. non-magnetic
  36. False
  37. south near south
  38. we keep it the same
  39. we keep it the same
  40. south near north

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