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ADVANCED HIGHER PHYSICS RESOURCES GUIDE
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Electromagnetism
Mandatory course key areas
Suggested learning activities
Exemplification of key areas
Useful resources
Fields
Electric field strength
Field simulations.
Investigate electrostatic spray
painting.
An electric field is the space that
surrounds electrically charged
particles and in which a force is
exerted on other electrically charged
particles. Force per unit positive
charge.
Education Scotland learner resource –
Electromagnetism questions and
solutions
Physics Flash Animations animation –
Coulomb’s Law experiment
Coulomb’s inverse square law
PhET activity – Electric field hockey
Electric potential and electric
field strength around a point
charge and a system of
charges.
Teaching advanced physics teacher
resource – Electric field line plotting
Potential difference and electric
field strength for a uniform
electric field.
Motion of charged particles in
uniform electric fields.
The electronvolt as a unit of
energy.
Ferromagnetism
Magnetic field patterns
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Investigate the motion of charged
particles in uniform electric fields
Investigate particle accelerators,
cosmic rays, Compton scattering,
oscilloscope deflecting plates.
Investigate field patterns around
permanent magnets and
electromagnets, for example a
straight wire and a coil.
The eV is commonly used in high
energy physics.
Electrons are in motion around atomic
nuclei and individually produce a
magnetic effect. Iron, nickel, cobalt
and some rare earths exhibit a
magnetic effect called
ferromagnetism, in which magnetic
dipoles can be made to line up,
resulting in the material becoming
magnetised.
Highland galvanisers teacher resource –
What is powder coating, how does it
compare to paint and why use it?
YouTube video – Coulomb’s law
Charles University activity – Coulomb’s
law
Oswego City School District animation –
Electrical energy and electrical potential
YouTube video – Compton scattering