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 Batteries
Bulbs and Circuits |
| Let's Explore Electricity This site, written for students, gives an overview of what electricity is, how it works and covers energy efficiency and safety. Also has info about hydro electricity, natural gas and coal |
The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits This site has information, activities and a quiz to help you learn about electric circuits. |
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| Super
Sparkler Follow this simple experiment to make your own lightning |
Frankenstein's
Lightning Laboratory This site has three different activites on electricity: safety, static, and fruity electricity experiments. |
Theater
of Electricity
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| Electricity
and Magnetism These Shockwave animations demonstrate the relationship between electricity and magnets. Includes an explanation of circuits. The illustrations are good but the reading level is advanced. |
BBC:
Physical Processes This is an interactive site to help students understand circuits. Follow through the slides, then test your knowledge. Also includes a fact sheet and test. |
Internet
Guide to Electronics: Circuits This site explains many concepts of electricity and circuits. View illustrations of simple, parallel, and serial circuits. |
| eThemes
Resource: Safety: Electrical These sites include tips for awareness and prevention of electrical hazards. Students learn how to be safe with electricity inside and outside of their homes. Includes safety tips for lightning and power lines. |
AC/DC:
What's the difference |
Brainpop:
Electricity
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Conductors
and Insulators |
Circuit
Construction and Exploration
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History
of the Battery |
| Make
a Flashlight Shine Brighter Learn about circuits and then try the experiment. |
Introduction
to Batteries |
Homemade
Batteries for Grades 4 & 5
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| The
NASA Science Files Read a description of open, closed, serial and parallel circuits. Includes diagrams. |
BBC:
Electrical Conductor Play online games and learn more about electrical conductors. |
Electricity
Book |
| Electricity
and Magnetism Description: This site features an interactive Shockwave presentation explaining how electricity and magnets work. |
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| Static
Electricity |
| Electricity
and Static Electricity This site gives an explanation for why we get shocked in the winter and why our hair stands on end. Includes illustrations. Scroll down to see activities you can do to show how static electricity works. |
Internet
Plasma Physics Education Experience This interactive site explains electricity and static electricity. You can manipulate graphics online to better understand the concepts. Click the arrow to start. |
Brain
Pop Take the interactive quiz and then watch the animated movie to learn more about static electricity. |
| NOVA
This is another hands-on activity about static electricity. This one explains how it is similar to lightning. |
Lightning:
Static Electricity Description: This site explains how static electricity works. There is an animation that shows why we get shocked sometimes when we touch a doorknob. |
Theater
of Electricity Explore these links to see photos of sparks and to find out more about this generator at MIT. |
| Remote Control Roller Make this roller from a balloon and learn about static electricity |
Super Sparker Make sparks fly and learn about static electricity |
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| Static
Electricity Read more about static electricity and what causes it. Includes a quiz at the end. |
Static
Activities This site has an overview for teachers, plus hands-on activity ideas. There is also instructions for using an electroscope. |
Enchanted
Learning This site gives an overview of static electricity and includes helpful illustrations. |
| Static
Activities This site has an overview for teachers, plus hands-on activity ideas. There is also instructions for using an electroscope. |
Lightning
Predictor This page has instructions for making a lightning predictor similar to what Benjamin Franklin made. The predictor works because of static electricity. |
BBC.co Description: This explains how to avoid getting shocked each time you exit a vehicle. |
| Exploratorium
Try this science activity and see how static elecricity can produce sparks. |
Balloon
Race Description: Follow these instructions and use static electricity to have a race with cans and balloons. |
Jumping
Fleas This fun science experiment shows you how to make plastic "fleas" jump by using static electricity. |
| Electrical
Safety |
| Find
the Electrical Safety Faults Try to identify the electrical hazards in this house. Click on a room to find out. |
Electric
Safety For Kids Articles and online games for learning electrical safety. |
Electrical
Safety World |
| Electrical
Safety Click the arrow to read about being safe when it comes to electricity. |
Frankenstein's
Lightning Laboratory: Electrical Safety Explore this house and see what electricity rule each monster is breaking. |
Professor
B's Thunderstorm and Lightning Secrets Take this short online quiz to learn how to stay safe during a lightning storm. |
| Safety
Survey Print out this survey and then see how safe your home is by conducting an inspection. |
Education
and Safety: Just for Kids Read about powerlines and more in "What is this thing?" "Power Games" and "Play it cool" have games on electrical safety for kids. |
Electrical
Safety This ThinkQuest has good steps to follow to stay safe from electricity. Includes a story about electrical safety and a quiz. |
| Electrical
Safety World An interactive site for kids. Includes activities such as a "Home Safety Audit" and online games like "Shocker Blocker." Includes a safety certificate to present to students. |
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Last updated 4th October 2008
