Magnetic Fields Newsletter: University of Liverpool Teaching Enhancement and Learning develop ‘themed’ newsletters on topics in the A Level Physics Curriculum. The newsletters contain; Recent news and research at Liverpool linked to the topic - MPI Scanner. Hints and Tips for Students and Teachers - Right and Left hand rules. Equation of the Month - Magnetic Flux and Faraday’s Law equations. Ask Liverpool (Common questions from ALevel Students) - Lenz’s law & Back EMF. Weblinks to all sources. Coming up; Radiation Special Newsletter

Dr Steve Barrett of the University of Liverpool has designed and built a cloud chamber that has a number of advantages over other designs available. He built it to use as a demonstration as part of a talk on ‘Cosmic Rays’ and also to use at space-based outreach events. Dr Barrett’s design differs from other DIY cloud chambers in that it is simple, compact and cheap. It is constructed from components that can be readily purchased for less than £50 and, unlike many other designs , does not require any dry ice as it uses thermoelectric cooling. This makes it easy for a teacher, or student, to construct and use. Some of the background, and details of the design, components, construction, operation and images of the particle tracks that can be seen (muons, electrons, protons and alphas) are given in this flyer.

High Quality Slide show including animated models created by the University of Liverpool Teaching Enhancement Learning Officer. Designed to be used to teach Physics A Level enabling a deeper understanding of these processes. This touches on both the Particles and the Nuclear sections of the AQA specification and tells the story of the development of our understanding of the atom and its structure, what we know of the constituents of the atom, how to read element data from the periodic table, how to calculate specific charge, Isotopes and Isotopic data. AQA Spec 3.2.1 Particles – 3.2.1.1 Constituents of the atom – Simple model of the Atom; p, n, e-, e+ - Proton Number Z, Nucleon Number A - Specific Charge - Isotopes – Hydrogen Isotopes - Isotopic data – Carbon Dating. AQA Spec 3.8 Nuclear Physics – 3.8.1 Radioactivity – 3.8.1.1 Rutherford Scattering; evolution of our understanding of the nucleus structure PLEASE LEAVE US FEEDBACK TO ALLOW US TO IMPROVE AND STREAMLINE THE RESOURCES WE CREATE.

In depth, animated slideshow describing nuclear radioactive decay processes; Alpha Decay Beta - Decay Beta + Decay Gamma Emmission AQA Spec 3.8 Nuclear Physics – 3.8.1 Radioactivity – 3.8.1.2 Alpha, Betaa _, Beta + and Gamma decay. Follow Youtube Link For a narrated video of this slideshow. https://youtu.be/e2Iwttt4rFM