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Interactive
PBS

Quest: How Does Electricity Get to Your Home?

For Students 4th - 8th
This interactive explained allows students to click and learn how electricity goes from the power production plant to their homes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electrical Grid

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains what an electrical grid is and the role of power plants, transmission lines, and electric substations.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of electric safety: short circuits, electric safety features, and how to use electricity safely.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Electric Current

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial introduces the concept of electric currents. Take the interactive quiz to assess your understanding.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Power: Putting Charges to Work

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial the concept of how electrical energy is transformed is introduced. Learn how electric charges actually work and take the interactive quiz to assess your understanding.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Power Revisited

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial visits the concept of power. You will learn to develop new equations that express power in terms of current, electric potential difference and resistance.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Glamour of American Cities

For Students 5th - 8th
You can't keep them down on the farm! Read about the glamour and allure of the city in the late 19th century where electricity and skyscrapers, along with other thechnological advances, enticed people into the city from the country.
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Handout
Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Timelines: Electricity

For Students 3rd - 5th
A brief history of electricity, a secondary energy source that is produced by converting primary energy sources, such as oil or nuclear power.
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: What Are Electric and Magnetic Fields?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Informational fact sheet on electricity with emphasis on electric and magnetic fields.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Introduction to Power

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides an introduction to electrical power to be used for AP Physics with calculus.