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Smartphone use in a physics project on magnetic field measurements

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RDRilindë DoliUniversity of PrishtinaEHElsida HaxhiuUniversity High SchoolPDPolikron DhoqinaUniversity of Tirana

Key Points

  • The project aims to enhance high school students' understanding of magnetism through hands-on experiments and smartphone technology.
  • Designed a teaching and experimental project on magnetism for high school students.
  • Utilized the Phyphox app to measure magnetic fields.
  • Experimented with variables such as distance, electric current, coil turns, and electromagnet core size.
  • Constructed coils with iron nail bundles for practical measurements.
  • Provided theoretical background and guidelines for data analysis.
  • Students successfully measured magnetic field strengths using the Phyphox app.
  • Measurements showed how magnetic field strength varies with distance, electric current, and core size.
  • Positive pedagogical evaluations indicate improved student engagement and understanding.

Abstract

This paper presents a detailed teaching and experimental project on magnetism designed for high school students. The project aims to help students to measure magnetic fields using the "Phyphox" smartphone application and explore how magnetic field strength depends on various physical quantities such as distance, electric current, number of coil turns, and especially the size of the electromagnet core. As a practical example, the project proposes using a permanent magnet and a homemade or laboratory coil, with a variable core made from bundles of iron nails. The paper explains the theoretical background, experimental setup, data analysis and offers guidelines for constructing relevant magnetic field dependencies. Special attention is given to the usability and educational advantages of the "Phyphox" application for high school students. The paper concludes with pedagogical evaluations and recommendations.

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Doli et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e320cc40886becb653fe1fhttps://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636507001/pdf
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