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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 982 · 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 results chart (c) a balloon (d) a tray
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it becomes a magnet (b) it gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it melts
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  4. 4.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  5. 5.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  6. 6.True or false: an iron screw is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) yeast
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (b) the same paper clip (c) the same table (d) the magnet used
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) towards the Sun (c) up and down (d) east and west
  16. 16.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it becomes heavier (b) it turns to copper (c) it gets stronger (d) it gets weaker
  19. 19.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron nail (b) an iron screw (c) an aluminium can (d) a sewing needle
  20. 20.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a tray (d) yeast
  24. 24.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a bar magnet (d) turmeric powder
  28. 28.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) north near north (c) south near north
  29. 29.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a sundial (b) a periscope (c) a pulley (d) a compass
  30. 30.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper sheet (b) a wooden pencil (c) an iron screw (d) an aluminium can
  32. 32.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) an iron screw (b) a safety pin (c) a rubber eraser (d) iron filings
  35. 35.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  36. 36.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) in a hot oven (c) dropped on the floor (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  37. 37.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) nothing at all (b) the clip moves (c) the clip turns gold (d) the plate melts
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. it becomes a magnet
  3. we keep it the same
  4. north near south
  5. pull together
  6. True
  7. True
  8. yeast
  9. True
  10. not needed
  11. magnetic
  12. the magnet used
  13. we change it
  14. not needed
  15. north and south
  16. True
  17. True
  18. it gets weaker
  19. an aluminium can
  20. push apart
  21. we measure it
  22. True
  23. a tray
  24. False
  25. south near south
  26. south near north
  27. a bar magnet
  28. north near north
  29. a compass
  30. push apart
  31. an iron screw
  32. magnetic
  33. we keep it the same
  34. a rubber eraser
  35. pull together
  36. in pairs, opposite ends
  37. True
  38. the clip moves
  39. False
  40. non-magnetic

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