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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 957 · 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.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  5. 5.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near south (c) south near north
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) a bar magnet
  8. 8.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: iron filings is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: an iron nail is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: an aluminium can is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔮 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
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near south
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a cotton cloth (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a sewing needle
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a results chart (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a results chart (c) test objects (d) a tray
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  22. 22.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
  25. 25.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧲 Is a glass marble magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  27. 27.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) towards the Sun (b) north and south (c) up and down (d) east and west
  28. 28.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) everywhere the same (b) nowhere (c) in the middle (d) at its two poles
  30. 30.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a periscope (b) a sundial (c) a compass (d) a pulley
  31. 31.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) an iron nail (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
  33. 33.🔮 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
  34. 34.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a balloon is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (b) the same table (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
  37. 37.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a tray
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a tray (c) test objects (d) yeast
  40. 40.⚖️ 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) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. non-magnetic
  3. not needed
  4. we keep it the same
  5. True
  6. south near south
  7. a bar magnet
  8. True
  9. False
  10. True
  11. False
  12. False
  13. it gets weaker
  14. we change it
  15. north near south
  16. a cotton cloth
  17. needed
  18. pull together
  19. a results chart
  20. a battery cell
  21. we keep it the same
  22. True
  23. vinegar
  24. a balloon
  25. True
  26. non-magnetic
  27. north and south
  28. True
  29. at its two poles
  30. a compass
  31. True
  32. a wooden pencil
  33. the clip moves
  34. False
  35. False
  36. the magnet used
  37. non-magnetic
  38. vinegar
  39. yeast
  40. True

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