The document discusses magnetism at the atomic level. It explains that magnetic domains are groups of atoms whose magnetic fields are aligned, allowing some materials to become magnetized when most or all domains are similarly oriented. It provides examples of ferromagnetic materials like iron and cobalt that strongly exhibit magnetism due to aligned domains. Magnets can be made by placing unmagnetized ferromagnetic materials in strong magnetic fields or by rubbing them with magnet poles, and can be destroyed by impacts, heating, or breaking them into smaller magnet pieces.