Electromagnetism
Electricity and Magnetism

Kitset of the main ideas in the topic Electromagnetism

Teaching Guidance for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

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Electromagnetism
Electricity and Magnetism Supporting Physics Teaching

Pathways through the topic Electromagnetism

Teaching Guidance 11-14

Electromagnetism
Electricity and Magnetism IOP RESOURCES

The magnetic sea

Seawater is a conductor and therefore its motion in the Earth’s magnetic field leads to the induction of weak currents and low...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Electromagnetism
Electricity and Magnetism PRACTICAL PHYISCS

Oersted, electric current and magnetism

In 1820, Hans Christian Oersted performed an important experiment which showed that there was a connection between electricity...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

Electricity and Magnetism Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Many pupils are unable to connect an ammeter in a circuit correctly.

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Many pupils are unable to make correction predictions about the potential difference across each resistor in a series circuit given the battery's potential difference and the resistance of the resistors.

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Some younger pupils may associate magnetism with gravity (seeing one as the cause of the other), and/or think that both require the presence of air.

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