Electromagnetism

• Objective• Be able to describe how to make an

electromagnet and what happens when you put a wire in a magnetic field

20 April 2023

Outcomes

• ALL MUST make an electromagnet and describe how to make it stronger

• MOST SHOULD describe the magnetic field lines around a wire and know how their direction can be changed

• SOME COULD explain uses for the motor effect

Starter

• Make an electromagnet• Describe how you have done it in your

book• Make the electromagnet stronger• Describe he 2 ways that this can be done

Demo electromagnetism and motor effect

• http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/java/magwire/index.html

• http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/java/oersted/index.html

Literacy Task

1. Make notes and draw diagrams from page 172 about electromagnets and the motor effect

2. Do Q1-3 on page 1733. Write down the 3 most important words

from 173 and explain what they mean and why you have chosen them as the most important words

Tell me 2 things…

• What was easy about today’s lesson was…because…

• I found this difficult….because…