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    The document describes an experiment to test if non-magnetic objects can become magnetized. Materials like plastic, glass, rubber, wood, and cotton were rubbed against a bar magnet 60 times and then tested to see if they were attracted to a piece of hematite. None of the materials showed any attraction, so the conclusion was that non-magnetic objects cannot be made magnetic through this process. However, the experimenter notes the hematite may not have been strongly magnetic enough to properly test the materials.

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    The document describes an experiment to test if non-magnetic objects can become magnetized. Materials like plastic, glass, rubber, wood, and cotton were rubbed against a bar magnet 60 times and then tested to see if they were attracted to a piece of hematite. None of the materials showed any attraction, so the conclusion was that non-magnetic objects cannot be made magnetic through this process. However, the experimenter notes the hematite may not have been strongly magnetic enough to properly test the materials.

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    THE MAGIC BEYOND THE

    MAGNET
    4.17 PEM

    QUESTION

    Can a non-magnetic
    object become
    magnetized?

    ABSTRACT
    In my experiment, my overall goal was to test various materials, to see if they could
    become magnetic, in order to solve the question, Can a Non-magnetic Object Become
    Magnetized?
    The way that I tried to make the material magnetic, included rubbing the material
    against a bar magnet, then testing if it gained a strong enough magnetic field in order to
    resist gravity and stick to a cylinder of hematite. The materials that I tested were: Plastic
    (plastic water bottle caps), Glass (glass dcor orbs), Rubber (pumpkin erasers), Wood
    (craft wood hearts), and Cotton (cotton balls).
    I chose this experiment, because of all the possible, helpful benefits it could serve if it
    did succeed. Considering that energy is one of the biggest problems in the world, I
    thought that magnet experimentation will help boost research in mechanical/magnetic
    energy. (Magnets can be used in dynamos to produce energy.) One of the biggest
    problems concerning magnets, is the amount of easily produced materials that are
    magnetic. If more than naturally magnetic materials could become magnetic, then it
    would boost all magnet based research, invention, innovation, and production.

    ABSTRACT
    My hypothesis was that if I stroke the wood, the glass, and the plastic
    materials with the magnet, the plastic material will stick to the iron longer
    than the others, because it has absorbing properties that may absorb the
    magnetic impulse and throw off the materials electrons for a little while.
    After rubbing each material 60 times against a bar magnet, placing it
    against the hematite, and recording how long it stuck against the
    hematite, I have concluded that none of the tested materials can become
    magnetic by stroking it 60 times against a bar magnet. (I concluded this
    after all materials received a time of 0 seconds of staying magnetized to
    the hematite.) Also, that non-magnetic materials cannot be made
    magnetic by using other magnets.

    HYPOTHESIS
    If I stroke the wood material, the glass
    material, and the plastic material with the
    magnet, the plastic material will stick to the
    iron longer than the others, because it has
    absorbing properties that may absorb the
    magnetic impulse and throw off the materials
    electrons for a little.

    PROCEDURE
    a) Gather materials
    b) Make sure surroundings dont have any nearby or strong magnets/magnetic objects. If so,
    remove them or relocate the experiment
    c) Place all materials away from testing area
    d) Take a material and the bar magnet and stroke the material against the magnet 60 times in
    the North direction of the magnet
    e) Pull the magnet away and bring the iron piece up to the material
    f) Let the materials touch, without putting pressure or pushing fully, by pushing them together
    g) Turn the duo so that the material is on the bottom and the iron is on top
    h) Hold them about 4 inches above the ground or whatever surface the test is being conducted
    on, by the iron only
    i) Record how many seconds the object stays stuck to the iron
    j) Repeat c-i three more times on the other 3 of the same materials
    k) Then repeat c-j with all other type of materials

    MATERIALS
    Bar Magnet
    4 Craft wood hearts (1-3/4 x 1/8)
    4 Cotton balls
    4 Decorative glass orbs
    4 Rubber pumpkin erasers
    4 Plastic water bottle caps
    Lodestone cylinder piece approximately 4 long, 1
    wide

    EXPERIMENT

    RESULTS AND DATA


    Material

    Test #1

    Test #2

    Test #3

    Test #4

    Wood

    Plastic

    Cotton

    Glass

    Rubber

    Note: Data measured in seconds

    RESULTS AND DATA

    CONCLUSION
    So, after all my researching, experimenting,
    recording, and identifying, I have come to the
    conclusion that a non-magnetic object CANNOT
    become magnetized; well, at least by stroking 60
    times across another magnet. Therefore, my
    hypothesis is wrong. My hypothesis was not
    supported because since all the results for the
    experiment where 0, none of the materials
    outlasted the others. From this I learned that a

    IMPORTANT NOTE
    After this, I must mention one thing though; something I
    would change if I ever did this again. During the
    experiment, out of curiosity, I tested how long the bar
    magnet could stick to the hematite. I felt barely any
    magnetic impulse while placing the two objects near each
    other. When I turned the hematite upside down, the bar
    magnet fell right down to earth. Therefore, I believe that
    the hematite has a very low magnetic strength and I feel I
    should have tested with something different. I just felt like
    this was worth mentioning.

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