electricity

Descriptions and experiments introduce and explain electric cells, batteries, and other simple electric devices.

Describes the discovery of electricity, how it is generated, and the links between electricity and magnetism. Includes instructions for experiments.

Discusses the properties of electricity and describes how it is made and used.

Uses experiments and projects that produce actual working models to present the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism.

Uses experiments and projects that produce actual working models to present the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism.

Presents activities to investigate the nature of electricity.

Explores concepts related to magnetism and electricity, and presents puzzles and activities designed to help children understand how these forces and sources of energy work.

Twenty experiments involving electricity are included. Each contains a list of materials, procedures, results, and suggestions for doing related experiments, preparing science fair displays, and finding background information.

Shows how energy in the form of electricity does a variety of tasks in and around the home. Readers learn to conduct their own experiments in making electricity.

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text teach children how electricity powers different things inside a house.