Electricity and Magnetism | Energy and Thermal Physics

Pathways through the topic Electricity and Energy

Teaching Guidance for 14-16 Supporting Physics Teaching

Electricity and Energy pathways
Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Students often struggle to define 'electricity' precisely

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Many students 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

Many students think that magnets stick to certain objects, rather than recognising an attractive force that acts at a distance (without contact), or through intervening materials

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