Misconceptions: Magnets

see Magnetism

Misconception	Discussion of the problem	Possible Activities
All metals are attracted to a magnet.	Only iron, nickel and cobalt and their alloys are attracted to a magnet	Circus of material to test
All silver colored items are attracted to a magnet.	as above	as above
All magnets are made of iron.	iron is a soft magnetic material - wouldn't work!	Make magnets - iron and steel - by stroking
Larger magnets are stronger than smaller magnets.		part of a circus - weak big one and strong small one!
The magnetic and geographic poles of the earth are located at the same place.		Web search on navigation of seas and how magnetic pole 'moves'
The magnetic pole of the earth in the northern hemisphere is a north pole, and the pole in the southern hemisphere is a south pole.		Make a model of the earth and put a magnet within it so that search compasses point north