Lesson: Force on Conducting Wires in Magnetic Fields Physics • Third Year of Secondary School

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In this lesson, we will learn how to use the formula F = BIL to calculate the force experienced by a current-carrying wire that has been placed in a uniform magnetic field.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

recognize that if a current-carrying wire is placed in a magnetic field, there will be a force on it and it may move,
recognize that the wire must be placed perpendicular to the magnetic field for the magnitude of the force to be greatest,
recognize that if the wire is placed parallel to the field, there will be no force on it,
work out the direction of the force using Fleming’s left-hand rule,
use in all permutations.