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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 996 · 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 a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a mirror (b) test objects (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) the magnet used (c) sheets it pulls through
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🛟 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
  8. 8.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror 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) turmeric powder (b) a bar magnet (c) a results chart (d) test objects
  13. 13.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too heavy (b) they may swallow them (c) they are too hot (d) they smell bad
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it gets heavier (c) it turns to wood (d) it becomes a magnet
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a glass marble (c) a wooden pencil (d) a rubber eraser
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wooden pencil (b) a safety pin (c) a sewing needle (d) an iron nail
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a mirror (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
  18. 18.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 paper clip (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used (d) the kind of paper
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the magnet used (c) the kind of paper (d) the same paper clip
  21. 21.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: yeast is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a tray is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) towards the Sun (c) north and south (d) up and down
  27. 27.True or false: a sewing needle is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a paper sheet (c) a plastic ruler (d) a steel paper clip
  29. 29.True or false: a glass marble is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same table is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a steel paper clip (d) a glass marble
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron filings (b) an iron nail (c) a copper wire (d) a steel paper clip
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a bar magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a tray (d) yeast
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) a mirror (d) yeast
  40. 40.True or false: an iron nail is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. needed
  3. we keep it the same
  4. test objects
  5. the same paper clip
  6. True
  7. in pairs, opposite ends
  8. True
  9. False
  10. True
  11. not needed
  12. turmeric powder
  13. they may swallow them
  14. it becomes a magnet
  15. an iron nail
  16. a wooden pencil
  17. a mirror
  18. True
  19. the magnet used
  20. sheets it pulls through
  21. True
  22. True
  23. True
  24. False
  25. False
  26. north and south
  27. False
  28. a steel paper clip
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. we keep it the same
  33. False
  34. pull together
  35. a glass marble
  36. a copper wire
  37. a bar magnet
  38. yeast
  39. a results chart
  40. True

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