Complete GCSE Physics lesson on Electric Motors for AQA, Edexcel & OCR – 43 editable slides + differentiated worksheets with full answers. How do you turn a single push on a wire into continuous spinning?
Lesson 4 of the P7 Magnetism and Electromagnetism unit. Suitable for Combined Science (Trilogy) and Triple Physics, Higher tier. Just open and teach – every slide, worksheet and answer is done for you.
What’s included
- 43-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: Label the parts of a simple d.c. motor. State three ways to make a motor spin faster.
- Silver: Explain why a coil in a magnetic field turns. Describe the job of the split-ring commutator.
- Gold: Use Fleming’s left-hand rule on each side of the coil. Explain why the coil would stop without a commutator.
Specification
- AQA GCSE Physics 8463 / Combined Science Trilogy 8464 – 4.7.2.3
- Edexcel GCSE Physics 1PH0 / Combined Science 1SC0 – matching topic content
- OCR Gateway Physics A J249 / Combined Science A J250 – matching topic content
Key words: coil, rotate, split-ring commutator, brushes, turning effect, axle, motor effect, direct current
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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 electric motors.
Keywords: GCSE physics electric motors, AQA physics P7 magnetism and electromagnetism, magnetism, electromagnetism, motor effect, generator effect, transformers, combined science trilogy physics, KS4 physics lesson, physics worksheet with answers, PowerPoint
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