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A blockbusters quiz that covers basic ideas about magnets and magnetism
Detailed practical instructions and other notes that explain how to demonstrate the force on a current carrying wire in a magnetic field.
Detailed practical instructions and other notes that explain how to demonstrate electromagnetic induction.
Instructions for how to make a very simple electric motor with a battery, screw, magnet and piece of wire.
How to make a simple motor with copper wire, a strong magnet and a battery.
Detailed instructions on how to make a very simple generator from a film canister, coil of wire, strong magnet and LED.
Fun, interactive research-based simulations of physical phenomena that you can download or run from the site – this one covers the field around a bar magnet, electromagnets, pickup coils, transformers and generators.
Instructions on how to make a very simple motor using a battery, screw, magnet and piece of wire.
Excellent interactive animation that show what happens in an AC circuit, and the impact of adding a capacitor.
Excellent animation that shows clearly how transformers and generators work.
A short activity that revises how electricity is produced in a dynamo.
A site that explains how motors work, including commutators and brushes
Detailed practical instructions and other notes that explain how to show the magnetic field around wires and coils.
Detailed practical instructions and other notes that explain how to show a model transformer.
Detailed practical instructions and other notes that explain how to set up a practical activity about DC power lines.
A comprehensive site covering circuits, energy resources and electricity generation.
A site that revises a.c. and d.c. electromagnetic induction, power production and efficiency.
A site that revises transformers and the National Grid.
A clear animation that shows how a simple motor works.
An animation that shows how an AC generator works.