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Lesson 1 – Magnets and magnetic fields (C+S)

1. Read and copy notes: Magnets and Magnetic Fields → notes and copy box.
2. Copy definitions: Magnetism topic page → Key definitions → 1 “What is a magnetic field?”, 2 “Four magnetic materials”, 3 “Permanent vs induced magnet” and 4 “Direction of field lines”.
3. Draw: Key Diagrams: Magnetism → diagram 85 (bar magnet) 🔍, diagram 86 (attracting and repelling magnets) 🔍 and diagram 87 (plotting a field with a compass) 🔍.
4. Fill the gaps: Fill the gaps: Magnetism → passage 1 (magnets and magnetic fields) and passage 6 (induced magnets and plotting fields).
5. Practise: the questions on Magnets and Magnetic Fields.

Lesson 2 – Electromagnetism and electromagnets (C+S; devices S only)

1. Read and copy notes: Electromagnets and Solenoids → notes and copy box.
2. Copy definitions: Magnetism topic page → Key definitions → 5 “What is a solenoid?” and 6 “What is an electromagnet?”
3. Draw: Key Diagrams: Magnetism → diagram 88 (straight wire) 🔍, diagram 89 (solenoid) 🔍 and diagram 90 (electromagnet) 🔍.
4. Fill the gaps: Fill the gaps: Magnetism → passage 2 (electromagnetism).
5. Practise: the questions on Electromagnets and Solenoids.
6. (S only) Draw diagram 91 (electric bell) 🔍 and complete passage 7 (electromagnets in devices).
7. Lesson activity: Build a Scrapyard Crane.

Lesson 3 – The motor effect and electric motors (C+S, HT)

1. Read and copy notes: Motors and the Generator Effect → “Electric motors” and the first three points of the copy box.
2. Copy definitions: Magnetism topic page → Key definitions → 7 “What is the motor effect?”, 8 “Fleming’s left-hand rule” and 9 “What is magnetic flux density?”
3. Copy worked example: Motor effect: F = BIl → Q1.
4. Draw: Key Diagrams: Magnetism → diagram 92 (Fleming’s left-hand rule) 🔍 and diagram 93 (electric motor) 🔍.
5. Fill the gaps: Fill the gaps: Magnetism → passage 3 (the motor effect).
6. Practise: Motors and the Generator Effect → Q1–Q3, then F = BIl → Q2–Q10.

Lesson 4 – Loudspeakers and the generator effect (S only, HT)

1. Read and copy notes: Motors and the Generator Effect → “Loudspeakers” and “The generator effect”, plus the rest of the copy box.
2. Copy definition: Magnetism topic page → Key definitions → 10 “What is the generator effect?”
3. Draw: Key Diagrams: Magnetism → diagram 94 (loudspeaker) 🔍 and diagram 95 (alternator and its output) 🔍. See also 🔍 dynamo output and 🔍 microphone.
4. Fill the gaps: Fill the gaps: Magnetism → passage 3b (loudspeakers and headphones), passage 4 (the generator effect) and passage 8 (generators, microphones and loudspeakers).
5. Practise: Motors and the Generator Effect → Q4–Q8.

Lesson 5 – Transformers (S only, HT)

1. Read and copy notes: Transformers and the National Grid → notes and copy box.
2. Copy definitions: Magnetism topic page → Key definitions → 11 “How does a transformer work?” and 12 “Step-up vs step-down”.
3. Copy worked examples: Transformers: Vₚ/Vₛ = nₚ/nₛ → Q1 and Transformers: VₚIₚ = VₛIₛ → Q1.
4. Draw: Key Diagrams: Magnetism → diagram 96 (transformer) 🔍.
5. Fill the gaps: Fill the gaps: Magnetism → passage 5 (transformers).
6. Practise: Q2–Q10 on both transformer pages and the Transformers and the National Grid questions.

Lesson 6 – Review and test (C+S)

1. Read: Magnetism topic page → “⚠️ Where students lose marks”. Copy the three you think you’d get wrong.
2. Test yourself: Magnetism topic page → cover the answers and try all 12 Key definitions (Combined: 1–9).
3. Mind map: Mind map guide → Magnetism.
4. Mixed practice: Waves and magnetism – which equation?
5. Redraw from memory: diagrams 85, 89 and 93 from Key Diagrams: Magnetism, then check them.
6. Quiz: Magnetism quiz – 20 questions. Mark it and work out your percentage.
7. Exam practice: AQA past papers → Paper 2 magnetism questions.