Starter Task

1. What is an electric charge that accumulates on an insulated object, for example because of friction?

1) Static Electricity 2) Electrical Current 3) Voltage

2. What remains consistent all the way around a series circuit with multiple bulbs?

1) Current 2) Potential Difference 3) The light intensity

3. What are the negative charges of atoms called?

1) Protons 2) Neutrons 3) Electrons

4. Give 2 things that can happen when two tectonic plates meet.

1) Erosion and landslide 2) Volcanoes and earthquakes 3) Volcanoes and erosion

5. What name do we give to the amount of matter an object contains?

1) Weight 2) Force 3) Mass

 Starter Task
1. What is an electric charge that accumulates on an insulated object, for example because of friction?

1) Static Electricity 2) Electrical Current 3) Voltage

2. What remains consistent all the way around a series circuit with multiple bulbs?

1) Current 2) Potential Difference 3) The light intensity

3. What are the negative charges of atoms called?

1) Protons 2) Neutrons 3) Electrons

4. Give 2 things that can happen when two tectonic plates meet.

1) Erosion and landslide 2) Volcanoes and earthquakes 3) Volcanoes and erosion

5. What name do we give to the amount of matter an object contains?

1) Weight 2) Force 3) Mass

 Starter Task
1. What is an electric charge that accumulates on an insulated object, for example because of friction?

1) Static Electricity 2) Electrical Current 3) Voltage

2. What remains consistent all the way around a series circuit with multiple bulbs?

1) Current 2) Potential Difference 3) The light intensity

3. What are the negative charges of atoms called?

1) Protons 2) Neutrons 3) Electrons

4. Give 2 things that can happen when two tectonic plates meet.

1) Erosion and landslide 2) Volcanoes and earthquakes 3) Volcanoes and erosion

5. What name do we give to the amount of matter an object contains?

1) Weight 2) Force 3) Mass

Topic: Electricity and Magnetism
Date: 27/04/2021
Lesson Title: Electromagnets Think Big Question
REMEMBER –
UNDERLINE
YOUR DATE
YOUR TASK – STICK IN YOUR AND TITLE
STARTER SHEET WITH GLUE
USING A RULER
START COMPLETING THE
STARTER TASK IN SILENCE

PICK UP YOUR PINK PEN AND

MARK WHEN GOING THROUGH
THE ANSWERS
2 minutes
 An iron core
When electricity inserted into the
flows in a wire a coil will increase
magnetic field is the magnetic effect.
The wire should be
formed around
insulated for the
the wire.
electromagnet to
work.

If we coil the wire it

produces a magnetic The stronger the
field similar to a bar electromagnet the
magnet and this is more paperclips it
called a solenoid. could pick up.

If you add a switch If you increase the number If you increase the current
the electromagnet of turns in the wire coil, this running through the wire it
can be turned on will increase the strength of will increase the strength
and off. the magnetic field. of the magnetic field.
 Our Think Big Question: Rosie is building an
electromagnet. She has set her electromagnet circuit
up with an aluminium core, a wire wrapped around
the core ten times, a 6V power pack, an ammeter,
and a variable resistor.
Explain to Rosie how she could test the effectiveness
of her magnet and improve its design.
Highlight all of the key information around
the picture to answer our question.
•State what an electromagnet is.
•Describe how to measure and change the current of a circuit.
•Explain how to test the strength of an electromagnet.
•Explain three ways to change the strength of an electromagnet.

2 minutes
 Is there any additional
information we need to know?
Write an answer to the
question in the box. 10 minutes
Read through the model answer
and make improvements to
your answer in pink pen.
Model answer
Rosie can test the current through her circuit using an ammeter. She
can test the strength of her magnet by seeing how many paper clips
it picks up. The paper clips are made of a metallic metal. The more
paperclips the electromagnetic picks up, the stronger the
electromagnet is. Rosie could increase the number of turns on her
coil. This would increase the strength of her electromagnet. Rosie
could increase the current. This would increase the strength of her
electromagnet. Rosie could replace her aluminium core with an iron
core. This would increase the strength of the electromagnet. This is
because aluminium is not magnetic. Iron is magnetic.

10 minutes
Write down one statement of
W.W.W and one for E.B.I
5 minutes