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Other

Articles About "Electricity": New Explanations, Alternate Mental Toolkit

For Students 9th - 10th
This highly informative site contains many resources and articles on electricity. A wealth of information about electricity can be found. This site also contains many FAQ's.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Turning on the Lights

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students learn the parts of a circuit, build series and parallel circuits, learn about insulators and conductors, and more in this interactive multimedia flipchart.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Electricity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students can use this Flipchart to learn and apply Ohm's law to basic circuitry problems. Students are introduced to the relationship among voltage, current, and resistance, and then apply their newly...
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Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Current

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explains electric current, how it produces heat, and the difference between a direct current and an alternating current.
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Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Magnetic Fields

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explains magnetic fields, how they differ from electric fields, and attraction and repulsion.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Magnetic Field?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Magnets can be used as toys, tools, and more. Identify how magnets work, what a magnetic field is, as well as what a magnetic force is.
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Other

Science Toys: Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes how to make several toys with magnets. It also gives an explanation of how they work and where to get the right kind of magnets.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: The Relationship Between Magnetism and Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a short explanation of the similarities between magnetism and electricity, the properties of their fields, and the effect they each have on a charged particle.
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Handout
US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Timelines: Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline of key discoveries and uses of electricity.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: How Electricity Is Made

For Students K - 1st
Read this brief article to gain an understanding of the principle of electromagnetism, how electricity is generated, and the problem with fossil fuels.