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Electricity and Magnetism

Explore amazing properties of magnetic force and the power of electricity. Build basic circuits, power cars with magnets, and handle a lightning ball! The Discovery Center: it’s electric—and magnetic!


Web sites

AECL Kids’ Zone
Did you know that water is often used in generators to produce electricity?  Explore the Kids’ Zone to learn more about electricity and other sources of energy.

The Electric Avenue
What is energy?  It’s the power to do work.  Explore electricity, learn how to be safe with electricity and have some electric fun playing energy games.

Science Vocabulary Hangman
Scroll down the page to Force, Motion and Energy and click on any of the Electricity and Magnetism selections to play a game of hangman. 

IPPEX Electricity and Magnetism
This interactive site explores different aspects of electricity.  Stick a virtual balloon to a wall using static electricity, use a battery to power a light bulb and drop magnets to discover the power of magnetic poles!

The Energy Story – What is Electricity?
Answer your questions about electricity – What is it?  Where does it come from? How does it work?

Canada Science and Technology Museum - Magnets
Discover new facts about magnets , including who discovered them, how they work and how they are used.

Power Kids
Discover how electricity is made, how lightning is really just a really big form static electricity and how to be safe around electricity.

 Activities

Electricity and Magnetism Crisscross

How much do you know about Electricity & Magnetism?  See if you can solve these clues.

Solution

Electricity Wordsearch

Find all the words in this puzzle to discover why the electric eel liked to go to parties.

Solution

Magnetism Word scramble

Why did the boy get stuck to the metal chair?  You’ll have to unscramble these electricity and magnetism words to find out.

Solution
 

Nonfiction:
 

Charged up : the story of electricity by Jacqui Bailey


Flick a switch : how electricity gets to your home by Barbara Seuling


Lightning : it's electrifying by Jennifer Dussling


The magic school bus and the electric field trip by Joanna Cole


Magnetism by Adam Rankin

Magnets : pulling together, pushing apart by Natalie M. Rosinsky


What makes a magnet? by Franklyn M. Branley

Fiction:

Amazing magnetism by Rebecca Carmi

     The Magic School Bus.  Mrs. Frizzle's class challenges Mr. Order's class to a science contest, where the topic of the contest is magnetism.


Mr. Fixit's magnet machine adapted by Gail Herman

      Things begin disappearing all over Busytown when Mr. Fixit creates a very powerful magnet machine.
 

 
 

 

 

DVDS:
Bill Nye the Science Guy

Magnetism - In this attractive episode, MAGNETISM, Bill shows all kinds of unexpected places where magnets can be found. In fact the Earth itself is a huge magnet! Find out how to make a compass and why opposites attract.

MM-CPSD DVD  DVD J 538 NYE

Electrical Current- In ELECTRICAL CURRENT, Bill Nye gets a charge explaining "watts up" with electricity. Learn how electricity makes the world a righter place.

MM-CPSD DVD  DVD J 537.6 NYE

Discovery Center School
            Investigating electricity and magnetism- Seven segments that explore electricity and magnetism, where they are found and how they are used.

MM-CPSD Non-Fiction  DVD J 537 INVESTIG
 


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