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Fleming's left-hand rule

Last updated: 10/10/2025
Contributor: Kevin Mulhall
Fleming's Left-Hand Rule: GCSE Physics PowerPoint Resource
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Physics: Magnetism and electromagnets
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Includes answers
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Complete lesson
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Demystify Fleming's left-hand rule with this comprehensive PowerPoint featuring clear explanations, video links and practical examples that will have your students confidently calculating forces in magnetic fields.

What's included

  • 10 carefully structured slides that build understanding from basic principles to complex calculations
  • Video links that demonstrate the motor effect and Fleming's rule in action
  • Worked examples with step-by-step calculations to develop students' confidence and problem-solving skills

This is a complete PowerPoint resource with answer slides, available exclusively to subscribers.

How to use this resource

Use this as a complete lesson, pausing after each video to allow your students to practise the hand rule themselves. For the calculation slides, have students attempt the examples independently before revealing the solutions. The final slide works brilliantly as an exit ticket to check understanding. Ask students to complete the calculations in their books and then self-assess when you reveal the answers. It works perfectly for both GCSE Physics and Combined Science classes.

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