Electricity

Some really cool websites

 TechTopics:Electricity
This is an interactive
website that covers
the important topics
about electricity.

http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/topics/10a.
html
 Theater of Electricity
This site from the
Museum of Science of
Boston deals primarily
with the Van de Graaf
generator - it’s history
and how it works. It also
goes into Leyden jars
and tesla coil. Great if
you do or don’t have
access to these tools in
your classroom.
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/toe.html
 Dialogue for Kids: Electricity
This is a companion
site to an
educational show on
Idaho Public
Television. Enables
you to watch the
show as well as link
to activities.

http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season6/electricity/
 Frankenstein’s Lightning
Laboratory
This site has an
interactive activity
on electrical safety,
and activity about
static electricity, and
directions to make a
lemon battery.

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/index.html
 Static Electricity
This is a nice kid-
friendly site
explaining static
electricity. Some
activities are
included to reinforce
the concepts.

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html
 How Electricity Works
Part of the “How
Stuff Works” site, it
does exactly what is
says - explains how
electricity works.
More suitable for
teachers and older
students.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity.htm
 The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
This a great interactive
site with information,
activities, and games
that help students
understand how
electricity works.

http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/guide.html
 Snacks About Electricity
This is part of the
Exploratorium website
and has activities
students can do to
learn about electricity.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconelectricity.ht
ml
 AC/DC: What’s the Difference?
This is part of
companion site to the
PBS film “Edison: The
Miracle of Light. Just a
nice little animation.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/sfeature/acdc.h
tml
 Energy Quest
Energy Quest is the
award-winning energy
education website of the
California Energy
Commission. With the
amount of content on
this site, it’s no surprise
that is won awards.

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/about.html
 The Shocking Truth About
Electricity
This is a great
ThinkQuest
designed by
students for
students.
Everything
from the
history of
electricity to
circuits to
http://library.thinkquest.org/6064/main.html experiments
can be found
here.
 Tell Me More -
Electricity Basics
Created by Pacific
Gas and Electric,
this site covers the
basics of electricity
and electrical safety.

http://www.pge.com/microsite/safety_esw_ngsw/esw/
science/basics.html
 Physics4kids
Electricity and Magnetism
Created by
Pacific Gas
and Electric,
this site
covers the
basics of
electricity and
electrical
safety.

http://www.physics4kids.com/files/elec_intro.html
 Make Lightning Strike
A great
interactive
activity about
lighting on
the National
Geographic
site.

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environm
ent/natural-disasters/lightning-interactive.html
 How Batteries Work
Despite its corporate
sponsorship, this is a
nice interactive site
explaining how
batteries work.

http://www.energizer.com/learning-center/Pages/how-ba
tteries-work.aspx
 Energy Kids Page
This is probably a
better resource
for teachers and
older students,
but it still contains
good information.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/electrici
ty.html
 Electricity PowerPoint
Presentations
A collection of
PowerPoint
presentations
about electricity.
The quality of the
presentations
varies.

http://science.pppst.com/electricity.html
 The Electricity Book
A nice interactive
site for students
to learn about
electricity.

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client
_ftp/ks2/science/electricity_book1/index.htm
 Basic Electricity for Kids
Go on a tour
with Louie the
Lightning Bug
to find out how
electricity
works. Better
for younger
students.

http://www.southerncompany.com/learningpower/ima
ges/h204kids.swf
 Power Plant Tour
Students can go on
a virtual tour of a
power plant. Nice
interactive site.

http://www.srpnet.com/education/tour/default.aspx
 TVA Kids: Electricity
Created and
maintained by the
Tennessee Valley
Authority, it explains
what the TVA is
and information on
different alternative
sources of energy.

http://www.tvakids.com/electricity/index.htm
 Energy Information
Administration
This is a great
resource for
students to look up
authentic data
regarding how much
electricity is used in
different areas of
the country.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelelectric.html
 Explain that Stuff - Electricity
This site offers
brief explanations
on static
electricity and
how electricity
works. There is
link explaining
how to make an
electromagnet.

http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electricity.html
 Living Safely With Electricity
This a great site for
teaching children
about using
electricity safely.
Links include a kids’
page, a teacher
page, and a
workbook.

http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/electricalsafety/livingarou
ndelectricity/living-safely-with-electricity/index.html