Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electromagnet: Electromagnetic Field (Loop)

9th - 10th
A demonstration of the simplest electric motor showing current being applied to a single loop of wire. This is the principal observation leading to all electric motors. Based on actual observations from 1819 by Hans Christian Oersted....
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electromagnet: Discovery of Electromagnetism

9th - 10th
Hans Christian Orsted made this famous observation in 1819 when he discovered electromagnetism.