Bill Nye - Magnetism (edited) Electricity & Magnetism: Magnets. A magnet is an object or a device that gives off an external magnetic field.
Basically, it applies a force over a distance on other magnets, electrical currents, beams of charge, circuits, or magnetic materials. Magnetism can even be caused by electrical currents. While you might think of metal magnets such as the ones you use in class, there are many different types of magnetic materials. Iron (Fe) is an easy material to use. All About Magnetism and How it Works - Easy Science For Kids. From your clothes to your desk, every bit of matter is made of tiny particles called atoms.
Atoms have negatively charged electrons that spin around them. Most of the time, the electrons spin in random directions. Magnets & Magnetism for kids. KS3 Bitesize Science - Magnets and electric current : Revision. Magnetism & Electricity.