Complete GCSE Physics lesson on Electromagnets & Solenoids for AQA, Edexcel & OCR – 42 editable slides + differentiated worksheets with full answers. How can you build a magnet with an on/off switch?

Lesson 2 of the P7 Magnetism and Electromagnetism unit. Suitable for Combined Science (Trilogy) and Triple Physics, Foundation and Higher tiers. Just open and teach – every slide, worksheet and answer is done for you.

What’s included

• 42-slide editable PowerPoint – every word at least 28 pt, so it reads clearly from the back of the room (great for SEN, dyslexia and visual impairment)
• Do Now retrieval starter with answers, a picture hook, I do / we do / you do worked examples, equation cards and clear original diagrams
• Mini-whiteboard quiz, an illustrated hinge question with explained answers, and click-by-click answer reveals
• Exam-style question with mark scheme and sentence starters, 3-2-1 exit ticket, homework and glossary
• Clickable countdown timers and full teacher notes (spec match, 60-minute lesson plan, common misconceptions)
• 6-page differentiated worksheet pack (Word + PDF) – Bronze, Silver and Gold tasks, a stretch challenge, exam question, exit ticket and full answers and mark schemes

Learning objectives

• Bronze: State that a current produces a magnetic field. Give three ways to make an electromagnet stronger.
• Silver: Draw the field around a wire and a solenoid. Use the right-hand grip rule.
• Gold: Explain why a solenoid with an iron core gives a stronger field. Triple: explain how a bell or relay works.

Specification

• AQA GCSE Physics 8463 / Combined Science Trilogy 8464 – 4.7.2.1
• Edexcel GCSE Physics 1PH0 / Combined Science 1SC0 – matching topic content
• OCR Gateway Physics A J249 / Combined Science A J250 – matching topic content

Key words: current, magnetic field, right-hand grip rule, solenoid, uniform, iron core, electromagnet, relay

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Ideal for KS4 / Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 GCSE Physics teaching, non-specialist and cover lessons, intervention and revision of electromagnets & solenoids.

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