Science·Forces & Motion·conceptual
Motors & the Motor Effect
Explain the motor effect as the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field, and describe how this principle is used in electric motors and loudspeakers
Suggested ages 13–14
Evidence of understanding
- Explains that a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field experiences a force (the motor effect)
- Predicts how reversing the current or reversing the magnetic field affects the direction of the force
- Describes how the motor effect is applied in an electric motor and in a loudspeaker
Assessment prompt
If Motors & the Motor Effect looked inside an electric motor or the back of a loudspeaker, could they explain why the coil of wire moves — and what would happen to the movement if you reversed the direction of the current?
Standards alignment
MS-PS2-5US · ngss-ms
MS-PS2-5
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Middle School