Inquiry question: Under what circumstances is a force produced on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field

Students:

● Investigate qualitatively and quantitatively the interaction between a current-carrying conductor and a uniform magnetic field ? = ??⊥? = ???sin? to establish: (ACSPH080, ACSPH081)

– Conditions under which the maximum force is produced

– The relationship between the directions of the force, magnetic field strength and current

– Conditions under which no force is produced on the conductor

● Conduct a quantitative investigation to demonstrate the interaction between two parallel current-carrying wires

● Analyse the interaction between two parallel current-carrying wires  and determine the relationship between the International System of Units (SI) definition of an ampere and Newton’s Third Law of Motion (ACSPH081, ACSPH106)