This video explores the force of magnetism and how it affects our everyday lives. The atomic nature of magnetism is illustrated, and then applied in principle to common magnets. The video highlights how magnetic fields are created, and describes the earth's magnetic field. Other terminology includes: magnet, magnetic domain, pole, compass, North and South Pole, repulsion, attraction, and aurora borealis.

Originally released by Visual Learning, 2000. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015.

Introduction: Magnetism (1:36); --Magnetism (0:53); -- Magnetism Explained (1:30); -- Creating Magnets (0:56); -- Magnets in Action (1:15); -- Magnetic Fields (1:01); -- Magnetic Materials (1:14); -- Compasses (1:58); -- Magnetism in our Solar System (1:04); -- Earth's Magnetosphere (0:57); -- Auroras (1:00); -- Summing Up: Magnetism (1:26); -- Video Quiz (3:28); -- Credits: Magnetism (0:56); -- 1.1 The Nature of Magnetism (0:04); -- 1.1 The Nature of Magnetism (11:30); .