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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 992 · 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.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip moves (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip turns gold
  3. 3.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🛟 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
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the magnet used (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the same table (d) the kind of paper
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sewing needle (b) a copper wire (c) an aluminium can (d) a plastic ruler
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) turmeric powder (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  8. 8.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they may swallow them (b) they smell bad (c) they are too hot (d) they are too heavy
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near north (b) north near south (c) south near north
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧲 Is a steel paper clip magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) iron filings (b) a steel paper clip (c) a copper wire (d) a safety pin
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it turns to copper (d) it becomes heavier
  17. 17.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a battery cell (b) test objects (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.True or false: south near north push apart. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  24. 24.True or false: a cotton cloth is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a glass marble (c) an aluminium can (d) iron filings
  26. 26.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) up and down (b) towards the Sun (c) east and west (d) north and south
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 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? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) 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 same table”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) vinegar
  33. 33.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) copper (b) aluminium (c) gold (d) iron
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  35. 35.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a glass marble (c) a rubber eraser (d) a safety pin
  36. 36.True or false: an aluminium can is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) an iron nail (c) a plastic ruler (d) a cotton cloth

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. the clip moves
  3. True
  4. in pairs, opposite ends
  5. sheets it pulls through
  6. a sewing needle
  7. turmeric powder
  8. they may swallow them
  9. needed
  10. north near north
  11. not needed
  12. not needed
  13. magnetic
  14. False
  15. a copper wire
  16. it gets weaker
  17. False
  18. test objects
  19. we measure it
  20. False
  21. not needed
  22. we keep it the same
  23. push apart
  24. False
  25. iron filings
  26. north and south
  27. we keep it the same
  28. the same paper clip
  29. we change it
  30. False
  31. we keep it the same
  32. vinegar
  33. iron
  34. pull together
  35. a safety pin
  36. True
  37. False
  38. not needed
  39. False
  40. an iron nail

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