Magnetism and Electric Current
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Students use this resource consisting of nine slides with diagrams, written explanation and voice-over to understand that wires carrying an electric current produce a magnetic field and that a current in a coil produces a magnetic field pattern similar to a bar magnet. There is a two-question quiz and a summary slide.
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NSW syllabus outcomes
(ST3-6PW) describes how scientific understanding about the sources, transfer and transformation of electricity is related to making decisions about its use
(ST3-7PW) uses scientific knowledge about the transfer of light to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives
(SC4-10PW) describes the action of unbalanced forces in everyday situations
(SC4-11PW) discusses how scientific understanding and technological developments have contributed to finding solutions to problems involving energy transfers and transformations
Australian curriculum content descriptions
(ACSSU219) Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity
(ACSSU155) Energy appears in different forms including movement (kinetic energy), heat and potential energy, and causes change within systems
More information
- Resource type:
- Interactive Resource
- ScOT topics:
- Forces and energy, Magnetism, Electricity
- File type:
- text/html
- Language/s:
- en-AU
- Author:
- Intel Corporation
- Publisher:
- Intel Corporation
- Date created:
- Friday, 7 March 2008
Resource ID: b1c85e16-1446-4582-a100-81ad571bafbc