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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 961 · 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 not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) yeast
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the magnet used
  3. 3.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) in a hot oven
  4. 4.🔮 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 becomes a magnet (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a tray (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  8. 8.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a sewing needle (b) a safety pin (c) iron filings (d) a rubber eraser
  9. 9.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) towards the Sun (c) east and west (d) up and down
  10. 10.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a battery cell (c) a bar magnet (d) test objects
  13. 13.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🛟 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
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near north (b) north near north (c) south near south
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a wooden pencil (c) a paper sheet (d) a copper wire
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a safety pin (b) a sewing needle (c) a glass marble (d) an iron nail
  22. 22.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 same paper clip (c) the magnet used
  25. 25.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧲 Is a wooden pencil magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron screw (c) a steel paper clip (d) a cotton cloth
  28. 28.True or false: a sewing needle is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a results chart (d) a battery cell
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  33. 33.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧲 Is a plastic ruler magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a balloon
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a copper wire (c) an iron screw (d) a steel paper clip
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the clip moves (c) nothing at all (d) the plate melts
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  39. 39.True or false: a bar magnet is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a safety pin (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) a cotton cloth

Answer key

  1. yeast
  2. the kind of paper
  3. in pairs, opposite ends
  4. it becomes a magnet
  5. not needed
  6. not needed
  7. a tray
  8. a rubber eraser
  9. north and south
  10. pull together
  11. not needed
  12. a battery cell
  13. True
  14. the same table
  15. they may swallow them
  16. south near north
  17. we keep it the same
  18. not needed
  19. a balloon
  20. a steel paper clip
  21. a glass marble
  22. False
  23. needed
  24. the same paper clip
  25. False
  26. non-magnetic
  27. a cotton cloth
  28. True
  29. north near north
  30. a results chart
  31. False
  32. south near south
  33. True
  34. non-magnetic
  35. a balloon
  36. a copper wire
  37. the clip moves
  38. we keep it the same
  39. False
  40. a cotton cloth

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