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Magnetism and Students will be Class practicals: Magnets and Executive Problem
electromagnetis assessed on their ● Make a Electromagnets function solving
m ability to: magnet by (requires JAVA) Adaptabilit Interpretati
a) Units stroking a nail y on
6.1 use the with a Executive
b) Magnetism Video clips: function
following units: permanent (a) Magnetism and
ampere (A), volt (V), magnet. magnetic poles
watt (W). ● Investigate (b) Magnetic field of
and draw a bar magnet
6.2 know that magnet field
magnets repel and lines around a (c) Magnets and
attract other bar magnet their invisible force
magnets and attract and between
magnetic two magnets,
substances using iron
filings and/or
6.3 describe the plotting
 properties of compasses.
magnetically hard
and soft materials Demonstrations:
● Show
6.4 understand the magnetic
term ‘magnetic field repulsion/attra
line’ ction between
magnets.
6.5 know that ● Show
magnetism is magnetic field
induced in some lines around
materials when they magnets,
are placed in a using iron
magnetic field filings.

6.6 practical:
investigate the
magnetic field
pattern for a
permanent bar
magnet and that
between two bar
magnets

6.7 describe how to

use two permanent
magnets to produce
a uniform magnetic
field pattern.

Magnetism and Students will be Activities: Edexcel Executive Problem

electromagnetis assessed on their ● Read the text International GCSE function solving
m ability to: on pages 182– Physics: Pages Adaptabilit Executive
c) 185 describing 182–185, 186 and y function
Electromagnetis 6.8 know that an the shape of 197
m electric current in a magnetic fields
conductor produces around Questions in
a magnetic field conductors Physics Revision
around it and answer Guide: Pages 80 to
the questions 81 and Pages 102
on pages 186
6.9P describe the and 197.
construction of Faraday
electromagnets ● Discuss the Electromagnetic
benefits of Lab
electromagnet
6.10P draw s over
magnetic field permanent Video clip:
patterns for a magnets. (a) Electromagnets
straight wire, a flat
circular coil and a
solenoid when Class practicals:
each is carrying a ● Use iron filings
current or plotting
compasses
and a straight
wire, a flat
 circular coil
and a solenoid
to determine
the magnetic
field shape
when each is
carrying a
current.
● Make
electromagnet
s and compare
their strength
(how many
paper clips are
picked up)
when the
number of
turns or current
is changed.

Demonstration:
● Show the use
of very strong
electromagnet
s.

Magnetism and Students will be Activity: Edexcel Critical Critical

electromagnetis assessed on their ● Complete International GCSE thinking thinking
m ability to: examples Physics: Pages Executive Problem
c) showing the 187–189, 195 and function solving
Electromagnetis direction of 197 Adaptabilit Interpretati
6.11P know that y on
m there is a force on movement of
conductors in Executive
a charged particle How a simple function
when it moves in a different electric motor
magnetic field as magnetic works: ActiveBook:
long as its motion fields. Page 189,
is not parallel to animation
the field Class practicals:
● Make a model Questions
6.12 understand loud speaker.
why a force is ● Make a model Electric motor
exerted on a motor. applet from the
current-carrying internet, e.g. walter-
wire in a magnetic fendt
field, and how this Demonstrations:
effect is applied in ● Show the BBC Bitesize on
simple d.c. electric movement of a Electric Motors
motors and piece of
loudspeakers current Video clip:
carrying (a) How does a
aluminium loudspeaker work?
6.13 use the left- when located
hand rule to predict in a magnetic
the direction of the field.
resulting force when
a wire carries a ● Watch applet
current showing the
perpendicular to a motor effect.
magnetic field
 6.14 describe how
the force on a
current-carrying
conductor in a
magnetic field
increases with the
magnitude and
direction of the field
and current.

Magnetism and Students will be Activity: Reasoning Problem

electromagnetis assessed on their ● Plunge a bar Electromagnetic Executive solving
m ability to: magnet into a induction: function Interpretati
d) coil of wire ActiveBook: Page Adaptabilit on
Electromagnetic connected to a 190, animation y Executive
6.15 know that a function
induction voltage is induced in galvanometer. Increasing the size
a conductor or a coil Observe that of an electric
when it moves the induced current: Page 190,
through a magnetic EMF depends animation
field or when a on the rate and Making a dynamo:
magnetic field direction of Page 192,
changes through it plunging. animation
and describe the
factors which affect Class practicals:
the size of the Questions
● Use a motor as Electromagnetic
induced voltage a generator. induction applet:
● Investigate Faraday’s Law
6.16 describe the factors
generation of affecting the
electricity by the generation of Generator:
rotation of a magnet electric current simulation of
within a coil of wire by induction. generating
and of a coil of wire electricity with a bar
within a magnetic magnet
field and describe Demonstrations:
the factors which ● Show the
affect the size of the production of
induced voltage an induced
EMF by
moving wire in
a magnetic
field.
● Watch applet
showing
electromagneti
c induction.
● Watch applet
showing the
generation of
electricity.
● Use a dynamo
attached to a
CRO and lamp
to demonstrate
the generation
 of electrical
energy.

Magnetism and Students will be Activity: Executive Problem

electromagnetis assessed on their ● Complete Questions function solving
m ability to: examples Adaptabilit Decision
Transformer y making
d) including Simulation (models
Electromagnetic calculations executive
6.17P describe the changing of input function
induction structure of a involving the and output turn
transformer, and transformer. numbers)
understand that a
transformer Class practicals: Video clip:
changes the size ● Investigate the
of an alternating (a) Working to
efficiency of a maintain the
voltage by having transformer.
different numbers National Grid
of turns on the ● Check input
input and output and output
sides voltages of
transformer
with different
6.18P explain the turns ratios
use of step-up and with AC
step-down voltmeters.
transformers in
the large scale
generation and Demonstrations:
transmission of ● Look at the
electrical energy structure of a
transformer,
with laminated
6.19P know and core, thick wire
use the coils, etc.
relationship
between input ● Show how the
(primary) and same
output (secondary) transformer
voltages and the can be used
turns ratio for a as a step-up
transformer: transformer or
a step-down
input (primary) transformer
voltage / output when used in
(secondary) reverse.
voltage = primary
turns / secondary ● Show how
turns changing the
ratio of primary
Vp / Vs = n p / n s to secondary
turns affects
6.20P know and the ratio of the
use the primary to
relationship: secondary
input power = voltage.
output power
Vp × Ip = Vs × Is
for 100%
efficiency.