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

Celestial castles and space tethers

The concept of a space tether was first proposed in 1895 by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky who was inspired by the Eiffel Tower to...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

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

Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Many students have difficulty predicting the direction of the force in electromagnetism

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Many students are unable to predict whether a potential difference will arise (‘be induced’) between two points of a wire that is moving in a described way in a magnetic field

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