NEW AQA Magnetic Fields and Compasses GCSE Lesson

A fully resourced lesson designed for the new AQA GCSE specification, from an experienced author.
This lesson includes editable and PDF versions of:
• Power point presentation
• Worksheets with full sets of answers
• Technician’s sheet (fully resourced and illustrated)
• A VLE version of the presentation (with the answers removed)
In addition, it includes an optional self-marking Google Classroom Homework for those of you lucky enough to work in a school with Google Classroom set up.
Other lessons in this topic are available, as is the topic as a whole.
The first lesson “Permanent Magnets” is available free of charge so you can try before you buy.

Objectives covered:

Lesson 2: Magnetic Fields and Compasses

• Draw the magnetic field pattern of a bar magnet showing how strength and direction change from one point to another.
• Explain how the behaviour of a magnetic compass is related to evidence that the core of the Earth must be magnetic.