ASE 2026 Technicians Summer Conference

Join in this session for some soldering practice and take away with you a small circuit board that allows you to translate changing light levels (including laser beams) into a useful voltage, and also a power transistor that lets you use this, or another voltage to switch something else on or off (light bulb, buzzer, electromagnet, etc).

There will be a brief discussion on how these work, plus using these and other useful tools to help meet those unusual but exciting physics teacher requests!

In this workshop delegates will get hands-on with a variety of demonstrations that can be used in the classroom to teach about magnets and electromagentism. Demonstrations will include: what is magnetic force, how a compass works, magnetic fields, the electromagnetic force, electromagnetic motors, how contactless payments work, transformers, strengthening magnets and correcting compasses.

Delegates attending this workshop will have increased confidence with electromagnetism.

Suitable for all technicians, especially those unfamiliar with A-level.