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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 972 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a tray (c) a bar magnet (d) a balloon
  2. 2.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) an iron screw (c) a cotton cloth (d) a copper wire
  3. 3.🧲 Is a copper wire magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  4. 4.True or false: a wooden pencil is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔮 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 plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  10. 10.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) loose in a toy box (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  12. 12.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) south near north (c) north near south
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) sheets it pulls through (d) the kind of paper
  15. 15.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a sewing needle (c) iron filings (d) a safety pin
  17. 17.🧲 Why is an aluminium can not pulled by a magnet? (a) it is too cold (b) it is too light (c) it has no iron in it (d) it is too shiny
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  19. 19.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they smell bad (b) they are too hot (c) they are too heavy (d) they may swallow them
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) test objects
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) test objects
  28. 28.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.True or false: a copper wire is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 table (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  33. 33.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) test objects
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) a mirror (c) a tray (d) test objects
  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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) test objects (c) a tray (d) vinegar
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. an iron screw
  3. non-magnetic
  4. False
  5. the clip moves
  6. needed
  7. False
  8. False
  9. magnetic
  10. in pairs, opposite ends
  11. vinegar
  12. True
  13. north near north
  14. sheets it pulls through
  15. True
  16. an aluminium can
  17. it has no iron in it
  18. we measure it
  19. they may swallow them
  20. False
  21. we keep it the same
  22. True
  23. a battery cell
  24. turmeric powder
  25. the kind of paper
  26. a bar magnet
  27. yeast
  28. pull together
  29. needed
  30. False
  31. we change it
  32. the magnet used
  33. False
  34. pull together
  35. south near north
  36. test objects
  37. a mirror
  38. we keep it the same
  39. vinegar
  40. not needed

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