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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 997 · 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.🔮 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 turns to wood (c) it melts (d) it becomes a magnet
  2. 2.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) test objects
  4. 4.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) in the middle (b) at its two poles (c) nowhere (d) everywhere the same
  5. 5.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a rubber eraser (b) an iron screw (c) iron filings (d) an iron nail
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the plate melts (b) the clip moves (c) the clip turns gold (d) nothing at all
  7. 7.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) south near south (b) north near north (c) north near south
  8. 8.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) gold (b) copper (c) iron (d) aluminium
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need yeast for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 same table (c) the same paper clip (d) the magnet used
  13. 13.True or false: north near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
  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 kind of paper (b) sheets it pulls through (c) the magnet used
  15. 15.True or false: yeast is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  17. 17.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) east and west (b) up and down (c) towards the Sun (d) north and south
  18. 18.🧲 Is an aluminium can magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  19. 19.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) in pairs, opposite ends (c) dropped on the floor (d) loose in a toy box
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) test objects (c) a results chart (d) yeast
  21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧲 Is an iron nail magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: sheets it pulls through is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a glass marble (c) an aluminium can (d) an iron nail
  25. 25.🧲 Which of these is not pulled by a magnet? (a) a steel paper clip (b) a safety pin (c) a copper wire (d) an iron nail
  26. 26.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  27. 27.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  32. 32.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) north near south (b) south near north (c) north near north
  35. 35.True or false: a bar magnet is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) test objects (c) vinegar (d) a results chart
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) a bar magnet (d) a tray
  38. 38.True or false: a rubber eraser is pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it turns to copper (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it gets weaker

Answer key

  1. it becomes a magnet
  2. pull together
  3. test objects
  4. at its two poles
  5. a rubber eraser
  6. the clip moves
  7. north near south
  8. iron
  9. needed
  10. not needed
  11. non-magnetic
  12. sheets it pulls through
  13. False
  14. the kind of paper
  15. False
  16. we change it
  17. north and south
  18. non-magnetic
  19. in pairs, opposite ends
  20. yeast
  21. True
  22. magnetic
  23. False
  24. an iron nail
  25. a copper wire
  26. south near north
  27. True
  28. needed
  29. False
  30. True
  31. vinegar
  32. False
  33. True
  34. north near north
  35. True
  36. vinegar
  37. a balloon
  38. False
  39. not needed
  40. it gets weaker

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