Electricity and Magnetism | Energy and Thermal Physics

Kitset of the main ideas in the topic Electricity and Energy

Teaching Guidance for 14-16 Supporting Physics Teaching

Electricity and Energy kitset
Electricity and Magnetism | Energy and Thermal Physics Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Many pupils offer explanations of electrical effects in terms of energy, rather than electric current.

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Few pupils are able to use the idea of potential to explain or predict observations about simple circuits.

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Most pupils see the battery as the source of electrical effects in a circuit.

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