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• What is a magnet?
• Where is the magnetic North Pole and why is it moving?
• What is an electromagnet?
• Iron, an important element in magnetism
• Magnets that see inside you - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Magnetic termites (PDF)
• A train that levitates thanks to magnets

• Make your own compass

More information about magnets

• What happens when the Earth's magnetic poles reverse?
• Magnet page with information and experiments
• Some cool experiments with magnets
• Magnetic fields and more
• The Aurora, a product of the Earth's magnetic field
• Magnetism on other planets

Being drawn towards magnets? Try these science activities from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club:

• Explore magnetic fields
• Another way to make a compass

• Dr Rob
• Dr Charlie Barton - President of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy
• Professor Graham Galloway - Professional Research Fellow, Centre for Magnetic Resonance
• Dr Elizabeth Stark - Scienceworks
• Tristan Doust - Windana Research
• Dr Geoff Monteith - Curator of Insects, Queensland Museum