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

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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 can clearly distinguish the ideas of electric current and potential difference.

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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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