St.

Peter’s College of Ormoc

Fr. Ismael Cata-ag St., Ormoc City, 6541 Leyte, Philippines
Tel. No. (053)255-4391 Fax: (053) 255-3406

SY 2020-2021 School Theme:

“Embracing Difference: Uniting Benedictine Youth in Christ- Focus on Conversatio and Community”

SPC FLEx Learning Module Template

Title of the Module: MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM

Overview:
The ancient Greeks, originally those near the city of Magnesia, and also the early Chinese
knew about strange and rare stones (possibly chunks of iron ore struck by lightning) with the
power to attract iron. A steel needle stroked with such a "lodestone" became "magnetic" as well,
and around 1000 the Chinese found that such a needle, when freely suspended, pointed north-
south.
The magnetic compass soon spread to Europe. Columbus used it when he crossed the Atlantic
ocean, noting not only that the needle deviated slightly from exact north (as indicated by the
stars) but also that the deviation changed during the voyage. Around 1600 William Gilbert,
physician to Queen Elizabeth I of England, proposed an explanation: the Earth itself was a giant
magnet, with its magnetic poles some distance away from its geographic ones (i.e. near the
points defining the axis around which the Earth turns).
Until 1821, only one kind of magnetism was known, the one produced by iron magnets.
Then a Danish scientist, Hans Christian Oersted, while demonstrating to friends the flow of an
electric current in a wire, noticed that the current caused a nearby compass needle to move. The
new phenomenon was studied in France by Andre-Marie Ampere, who concluded that the nature
of magnetism was quite different from what everyone had believed. It was basically a force
between electric currents: two parallel currents in the same direction attract, in oposite directions
repel. Iron magnets are a very special case, which Ampere was also able to explain.
Electromagnetism is magnetism produced by an electric current. When electric current
flows through a wire, it creates a magnetic field that surrounds the wire in circles. You can see
this in the diagram below. Note that electric current is conventionally shown moving from
positive to negative electric potential, as in this diagram. However, electrons in current actually
flow in the opposite direction, from negative to positive potential.
Electromagnetism is used not only in a doorbells but in many other electric devices as
well, such as electric motors and loudspeakers. It is also used to store information on computer
disks. An important medical use of electromagnetism is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
This is a technique for making images of the inside of the body in order to diagnose diseases or
injuries. Magnetism created with electric current is so useful because it can be turned on or off
simply by turning the current on or off. The strength of the magnetic field is also easy to control
by changing the amount of current. You can’t do either of these things with a regular magnet.

Learning Outcomes (LOs):

 Described magnetism and electromagnetism;

 Explained how electricity can create magnetic fields and vice versa;
 Constructed a narrative science report about the electromagnetic experiment;
 Analyzed how magnets are used in everyday life;
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Fr. Ismael Cata-ag St., Ormoc City, 6541 Leyte, Philippines
Tel. No. (053)255-4391 Fax: (053) 255-3406

SY 2020-2021 School Theme:

“Embracing Difference: Uniting Benedictine Youth in Christ- Focus on Conversatio and Community”

Keywords/Concepts:

Magnetism- is the force exerted by magnets when they attract or repel each other.
Electromagnetism- is a branch of Physics, that deals with the electromagnetic force that occurs
between electrically charged particles.
Electromagnetic force- is one of the four fundamental forces and exhibits electromagnetic fields
such as magnetic fields, electric fields, and light.
Magnetic field- is a vector field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric
charges, electric currents, and magnetized materials
Electromagnetic field - (also EM field) is a classical (i.e. non-quantum) field produced by
moving electric charges.
Electric field -is defined as the electric force per unit charge.

Content
Content Areas Guide Resources

Engage Begin by asking the class how they think uwyo.edu/scienceposse/resou

electricity and magnetism are related.
Can you create a magnet using electricity?
How?Can you create electricity using a
magnet? How?
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Ask the students to think about these

answers as the lesson progresses.

Ask for examples of objects where both

electricity and magnetism are present.

Define electromagnetism as the fundamental

relationship between electrical and magnetic
fields.

Explore Open the attached file and take note of the Attached File:
salient or essential concepts about
Magnetism and Electromagnetism. Cite also Powerpoint presentation
its importance.

Explain Watch the video about Right hand rule. https://www.youtube.com/wa

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them to be useful to society?
Performance Task!
Watch the video about a simple experiment
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on electromagnetism and do the following:
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-Compose a narrative report about the
experiment and;
-Explain how it works.
Scoring rubric is attached below.
Evaluate Administer a summative test to evaluate
students learning.

Date: December 9, 2020

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Tel. No. (053)255-4391 Fax: (053) 255-3406

SY 2020-2021 School Theme:

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SCORING RUBRIC