Electromagnetism
Electricity and Magnetism

Kitset of the main ideas in the topic Electromagnetism

Teaching Guidance for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

Electromagnetism kitset
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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

Electromagnetism
Electricity and Magnetism Supporting Physics Teaching

Pathways through the topic Electromagnetism

Teaching Guidance 11-14

Electricity and Magnetism Misconceptions
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

Many students think that electric current or electric charge (or 'electricity'), rather than energy, is stored in a battery.

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

At lower secondary level, some students begin to think of magnets ‘pulling on’ objects and to be aware of action at a distance.

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