21. Science Monthly Newsletter - April 2001 TeacherVision.com TieIns Grade Levels All A list of books about electricity. for loads of age-appropriate,hands-on activities that can help you teach basic concepts in http://teachervision.com/tv/lounge/newsletter/science/esapr01.html

var do_survey = 1; Explore Our Sites... Family Education Network Home PARENTS FamilyEducation MySchoolOnline TEACHERS TeacherVision Quiz Lab MyGradeBook MySchoolOnline REFERENCE Infoplease Fact Monster KIDS FEkids FunBrain Fact Monster Members - Sign In Become a Member Membership Help Teacher Home ... Help This free monthly newsletter offers hands-on activities that will enable you to present science concepts easily and meaningfully. Archive Subscribe Newsletter Center April 2001 – Electricity Dear Teacher, With summer on the way, why not spark your students' interest in electricity ? Help them understand what causes those crackling summer lightning storms. But no reason to stop there. Electricity causes static, allows us to communicate, and provides enormous amounts of power. We have lessons about all of these topics for intermediate, middle, and secondary students. You will also find related Web resources and literature tie-ins For the month of April, the PearsonAtSchool suggested titles below. Help your students get a charge out of science!

22. Electricity And Safety Lesson Plan sof experiments and activities relating to electricity)....... web site, Rus the Surfin Squirrel, teach students about activities Handbook ( http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/elit/el/electricity/electricity.htm

Electronic Literacy Pre K - 12 Science Information on the Web - Lesson Plan Title: Electricity and Safety Grade Level(s): Fourth Grade Subject Area(s): Science / Technology Unit(s): Study of Electricity Description: This lesson will use internet web sites to reinforce learning about electricity, and will introduce safety issues and concepts on circuits. Outcomes/Core Learning Goals: (As per MCPS Curriculum Outcomes) Electric Circuits: Children will investigate electricity and circuits. They will explore parts of a light bulb, conductors, insulators, single circuit diagrams, switches, and diodes. The unit culminates with students constructing and wiring a cardboard house of their own design. Safety : Students will explain safety rules ragarding the use of electricity in their everyday lives. Media : Students will become more familiar with the World Wide Web as a tool for research. Time Frame: Three 60 minute sessions in the Media Center, Classroom, or Lab. Extensions can be done in the classroom. Materials/Technology: Computers with internet access with the following sites previously bookmarked: The Story of Electricity (Boston Edison Kids Space - The Story of Electricity) Brainpop: Electricity (Basic concepts of electricity and the parts of an electrical circuit) CLECO Just for Kids - Electricity (Contains five areas of information: Making electricity, Shocking History, the Safety Zone, Smart Science - Experiments, and Power Fun - Trivia)

23. EERE: Energy Education And Training - Energy Science Projects And Activities The Electric Club activities Handbook activities for elementary electricity and MagnetismExperiments A series of experiments designed to teach students in http://www.eere.energy.gov/education/science_projects.html

Search Help More Search Options Search EERE Information Center Energy Science Projects and Activities K-12 Elementary Grades 6-8 High School K-12 About Photovoltaics Features quizzes for helping teachers and students learn about photovoltaics. (Developed by the U.S. Department of Energy) The Atoms Family Famous gothic horror characters present educational activities relating to different forms of energy, as well as energy conservation, for grades K-12. (Developed by the Miami Museum of Science) Catching Sunshine For grades 4-8, an activity to construct a solar collector, determining how to maximize the amount of sunshine it collects. (Developed by Online Science-athon) Educational Energy Activities for the Classroom A list of activities to increase student awareness of energy efficiency and/or renewable energy. (Developed by the U.S. Department of Energy) Energy Hog An online, interactive educational Web site that encourages students in grades 3-7 to become Energy Hog Busters, teaching them about energy efficiency. (Developed by the Advertising Council and Energy Outreach Colorado) Energy Quest: Science Projects Science projects and energy activities for grades K-12. (Developed by the California Energy Commission.)

24. Solar Energy Technologies Program: Solar Electricity Educational Resources Solar Matters. The Florida Solar Energy Center developed this science unit for grades48, which includes activities to teach students about solar electricity. http://www.eere.energy.gov/solar/educational_resources.html

Search Help More Search Options Search EERE Information Center Solar Electricity Educational Resources The following educational resources will help students learn more about solar electricity, also known as photovoltaics (PV). Educational Programs Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader Thousand of visitors descended upon the Washington Mall to tour the village of the Solar Decathlon, a new student contest sponsored by the Department of Energy. Student teams are challenged to integrate aesthetics and modern conveniences with maximum renewable energy production and optimal energy efficiency into a 500-ft - 800-ft house that they design. American Solar Challenge In this DOE-sponsored competition, university teams, companies, and clubs from around the world build solar-powered cars and race them across the country. National Junior Solar Sprint A DOE competition where student teams in grades 6-8 construct model solar-powered cars and race them. Solar Decathlon College teams compete to design the most attractive and effective solar-powered house in this competition sponsored by DOE. Educational Programs EnergySmart Schools This DOE program helps K-12 schools reduce energy consumption in both buildings and buses, reinvest energy savings in education, and create energy awareness among students and the community.

25. Keystone Weekly - Keystone Science Network to construct a telegraph. His district s science coordinator recommended this kitas a good source of supplementary activities to teach electricity, and Paul http://keystone.fi.edu/weekly/kweekly25v3.shtml

Kit and Curricular Companions Inquiry Companion Classroom Experiences Teachers' Community ... Home Keystone Weekly volume 3, issue 25 April 1, 2002 This week's Key Points Kit Use: Magnetism and Electricity (FOSS) * and * Web Pick of the Week Scroll for details. Kit Use Through a KSN Teacher's Eyes: Magnetism and Electricity (FOSS) Paul Wade , a fourth grade teacher at Middlesex Elementary School in the Cumberland Valley School District (part of the Capital Area Math/Science Alliance), has worked with FOSS's Magnetism and Electricity kit for six years, and offers tales of his experiences with this particular kit. Paul tells a bit about what the kit is like, explaining that it's a "third and fourth grade kit which consists of three activities exploring permanent magnetism, simple electrical circuits, and electromagnetism, and a fourth culminating activity that requires the students to apply the concepts they learned in the first three activities to construct a telegraph." His district's science coordinator recommended this kit as a good source of supplementary activities to teach electricity, and Paul says "I tried it, liked it, and have been using it ever since." This kit suits Paul's curriculum nicely. "My district's 4th grade science curriculum uses the science program Scholastic Science Place. The FOSS kit is a perfect complement to this program in providing supplemental activities to reinforce and/or enrich the key concepts. I have found through experience that most fourth graders lack background knowledge on magnetism, so I also use the FOSS kit to teach this concept."

26. BPA- Power Of The Columbia- Teachers' Resources a teacher s guide to energy conservation activities for elementary It can be usedto teach students to skills; and training in basic electricity and practical http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/KR/ed/6-curricula.htm

Curricula K - 5th grade Thirty stand-alone science lessons on the topics of water, energy, and fish and wildlife were developed by teachers for use by BPA employees volunteering to teach elementary classes in their local schools. Now being offered to teachers to augment their science curricula. Hands-on activities and experiments lead students to discover science concepts for themselves. In each of the three topic areas, units are graded for K-1, 2-3 and 4-5 grades, but many of the lessons can be used across grade levels. View SOLD Energy Smarts Team Training Manual 3rd - 8th grade This manual is a teacher's guide to energy conservation activities for elementary and middle school students, developed in Eugene, Oregon, in 1993 with a grant from Bonneville Power Administration. It can be used to teach students to monitor their school building for energy consumption so that they can start thinking about using resources wisely. The manual includes a pretest and post-test; simulation games to build problem solving and teamwork skills; and training in basic electricity and practical skills like meter reading. View Energy Smarts Team Training Manual "Community Conservation Challenge" Energy Conservation Classroom-in-a-Box 4th - 5th grade Energy Conservation a Hit with Classroom-in-a-Box: More than 1,000 fourth and fifth grade classrooms received an Energy conservation Classroom-in-a-Box. Fifty-nine utilities across Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington participated in the BPA conservation program by distributing the boxes to elementary schools in their service territory.

27. ENC Online: ENC Features: Lessons & Activities: Science Topics: Electricity based curriculum materials to help teach the scientific read how people of the 1700slived without electricity. site offers handson activities and resources http://www.enc.org/features/lessonplans/science/0,1578,1-Electricity,00.shtm

Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home ENC Features Science Topics Search the Site More Options Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Ask ENC Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools. Find detailed information about thousands of materials for K-12 math and science. Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Science Topics Use science topic words to find web sites with lesson plans and activities. Electricity NatureShift!: linking learning to life ENC Digital Dozen Site Date: Grade(s): Cost: Free ENC#: This web site, produced by the North Dakota Science Center, contains hands-on, problem-based activities, which are aligned with the NSES and National Social Studies Standards. The site helps children learn about concepts within science and technology, as well as about North Dakota history and geography. (For more details, see ENC Record Kit and curricular companions ENC Digital Dozen Site Date: Grade(s): K - 8 Cost: Free ENC#: This Internet site provides a connection of links to curricula resources for technology, life, Earth, and physical science teachers in grades K-8. Developed by the Keystone Science Network, the site is intended to supplement national standards-based science kits, including Science and Technology for Children (STC), FOSS, and Insights; but all teachers will be able to use the resources to support their teaching.

28. ENC Online: Web Links: Science Topics: Electricity The science activities are further split into several How can people use cows to generateelectricity? based curriculum materials to help teach the scientific http://www.enc.org/weblinks/science/0,1578,1-Electricity,00.shtm

Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home Web Links Science Topics Search the Site More Options Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Frequently Asked Questions Find detailed information about thousands of materials for K-12 math and science. Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Science Topics Lists of web sites categorized by subject areas within science. Electricity NatureShift!: linking learning to life ENC Digital Dozen Site Date: Grade(s): Cost: Free ENC#: This web site, produced by the North Dakota Science Center, contains hands-on, problem-based activities, which are aligned with the NSES and National Social Studies Standards. The site helps children learn about concepts within science and technology, as well as about North Dakota history and geography. (For more details, see ENC Record Kit and curricular companions ENC Digital Dozen Site Date: Grade(s): K - 8 Cost: Free ENC#: This Internet site provides a connection of links to curricula resources for technology, life, Earth, and physical science teachers in grades K-8. Developed by the Keystone Science Network, the site is intended to supplement national standards-based science kits, including Science and Technology for Children (STC), FOSS, and Insights; but all teachers will be able to use the resources to support their teaching. (For more details, see

29. Teaching Nursery Rhymes - EnchantedLearning.com Related activities As a related activity, have the children Using Nursery Rhymesto teach Other Concepts You ago, people didn t have electricity or electric http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Teachers.shtml

EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. Click here to learn more. (Already a member? Click here. Enchanted Learning Software ... Paint Rhymes Online Teaching Nursery Rhymes to Pre-readers GO TO THE TEACHER'S FORUM There are a lot of different ways to approach teaching nursery rhymes to children. Many of the children probably know most of the rhymes, but some will not. As an introduction, you can first read (or sing) a rhyme to the children, while showing them the pictures. The children could then sing along with you. Word Families Many of the nursery rhymes contain common word families. You can use these rhymes to teach these letter combinations (and how they are spelled and spoken), having the students sound them out after memorizing the rhyme. For a list of some common word families and a list of the word families contained in some nursery rhymes, click here . You can study one word family a week. Students can use the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary to look for more words that belong to word families.

30. Learn And Teach - Primary to help you plan a successful visit, or for classroom activities independent of Padhas a range of exhibits investigating light, sound, electricity, forces and http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/learning/teachers/primary.asp

search visiting exhibitions online let's talk ... printed publications teachers Primary teachers area Here you will find information about the range of galleries, activities and resources offered by the Museum for pupils and teachers at KS1 and KS2. Use this information to help you plan a successful visit, or for classroom activities independent of a visit. Planning and booking a visit Structure your time in the Museum to include a range of galleries and resources such as hands-on areas, a film in the IMAX cinema, an encounter with a drama character and so on, to change the pace and tone of the day, thus keeping pupils motivated and inspired. Carry out work in the classroom beforehand to prepare children, and afterwards to consolidate ideas and experiences from the visit. Please ensure you book your visit in advance. For further information about booking click here or go straight to our online booking form Hands-on Hands-on galleries offer exciting opportunities to motivate pupils. For primary children: Launch Pad has a range of exhibits investigating light, sound, electricity, forces and materials. You can also see our

31. Instructional Materials In Physics offers student activities/experiments in a number of physics topics including electricity,light, mechanics, sound, waves TOYS to teach Physics This site is http://www.cln.org/subjects/physics_inst.html

Instructional Materials in Physics Below are the CLN "Theme Pages" which focus on specific topics within Physics. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Bubbles Theme Page Electricity (Concepts) Theme Page Electronics (Circuitry) Theme Page Hot Air Balloons ... Sound General Physics Resources The WWW sites linked to from this page provide practical assistance for Physics teachers wanting to use the Internet as part of their classroom planning/instruction. Aeronautics Related Activities, Experiments, and Lesson Plans From Nasa - lesson plans that will help explain some of basic principles of aeronautics. See also their Aeronautics Classroom Activities Applied Technology Projects Lesson plans for over 20 projects for K-7 students in which students learn to apply science linked to BC Curriculum Guides. This site is part of a larger site (Mr. G's Applied Technology Site) that has been developed by Paul Grey of Coal Tyee Elementary School in Nanaimo, B.C. AskERIC Lesson Plans - Science: Physical Science Over 50 lesson plans organized alphabetically and covering various grade ranges in K-12.

32. Educational Software For Basic Electricity Circuits BASIC CIRCUITS CHALLENGE consists of a set of twelve activities tohelp you teach basic electrical concepts. Details Exercise Titles http://www.etcai.com/page2.html

Educational Software for Basic Electricity Circuits Challenging activities for learning basic electrical circuit concepts B ASIC C IRCUITS C HALLENGE consists of a set of twelve activities to help you teach basic electrical concepts. Details Exercise Titles: Color Codes, Ohm's Law One, Ohm's Law Two, Power One, Power Two, Series Voltage Sources, Series Circuits One, Series Circuits Two, Parallel Circuits One, Parallel Circuits Two, Series Parallel Circuits One and Series Parallel Circuits Two Each use of an activity has new component values and parameters assigned. Student responses are scored and corrected immediately. Grades can be recorded on diskettes or printed on a certificate. Activities have context sensitive help to provide formulas and procedures when required. Works with Windows 2000, XP, ME, 98, 98SE, 95 and NT4 Low cost site licenses! Students can use a copy on home computers! Helps you remove the mystery from electricity! ETCAI Products • P. O. Box 1046 • Gautier MS • 39553 Phone: 228-497-2566 • Fax: 228-497-5147 Updated 4 - June - 2004

33. TALK - Literacy Activities Using The Internet These activities are presented together to provide students an and a great governmentsite to teach or review to have students focus on using electricity safely http://teach.fcps.net/talk/apps.asp?appsName=Internet

34. TALK - Classroom Literacy Guide Activities a topic that many teachers are hesitant to teach. These activities are presented togetherto provide students an have students focus on using electricity safely http://teach.fcps.net/talk/clg2.asp?clgID=12

35. Resources For Middle School Science--5.60-- Everyday Science: Real-Life Activiti from the Golden Age of Static electricity, ~ Targeting Students Science Issues andActions Skill Development Program, ~ activities to teach Mathematics in http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/rtmss/5.60.html

PREVIOUS ENTRY Earth and Physical Science: Content and Learning Strategies SCIENCE ACTIVITY BOOKS NEXT ENTRY Exciting Science and Engineering: A Series of Problem Solving Tasks for Seven to Fourteen Year Olds Everyday Science: Real-Life Activities. John M. Scott. Portland, Maine: Walch, 1988. Recommended grade level: Everyday Science offers more than 300 ideas for short activities and simple demonstrations designed to heighten students' interest in science. The activities are organized in 16 chapters by topic. The wide range of topics includes motion and forces, space travel, weather, oceanography, matter, energy, senses, photosynthesis, electricity, and astronomy. Price: $17.95 (ISBN 0-8251-2705-X). Publisher/supplier: Walch. Materials: Available locally. Topic Index listings linked to this entry Use these listings to find related entries. Astronomy, Earth Sciences: Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science Exploring Earth Science Glencoe Earth Science Project STAR: The Universe in Your Hands ... Earth and Physical Science: Content and Learning Strategies Convection currents, Earth Sciences: Convection: A Current Event Earth Processes Geothermal Energy Janice VanCleave's Earthquakes: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn into Science Fair Projects ... SciencePlus Technology and Society: Level Green Electricity

36. Electricity Webquest And Online Activities we have to be careful when we are around electricity? value day care day care activitiesday care plans computer lessons internet lessons teach computers teach http://www.geocities.com/ozquest/electricity.htm

Webquests and Online Activities, Computer Lesson Plans - Over 500 QuickQuests "Electricity" http://www.newi.ac.uk/buckleyc/electric.htm 1. According to the website, what is electricity 2. Explain how light switches work? 3. What is the name given to the substance that all matter is composed of? 4. What is a light bulb? 5. Why do we have to be careful when we are around electricity?

37. Electricity / Energy to teach about electricity, electric production, electric safety, and energy conservation.(Grades 34). About Energy ( EEY04) A coloring and activities book http://www.bge.com/cmp/CDA/topic/0,1667,169,00.html

For Your Home For Your Business In Our Community Our Business Partners ... Education and Safety Education and Safety Electric Safety Natural Gas Safety Carbon Monoxide Safety Generators ... Home Electricity / Energy Color and Learn About Electricity (#EEY01) Explains electric production, transmission, and distribution. Electric generation from three different fuel sources is presented. Vocabulary includes words such as circuit, generator, and voltage. (Grades K-2) Energy for Today and Tomorrow (#EEY02) A friendly dinosaur shows students about energy sources and wise use. User notes at the bottom of each page help teachers get the message across. (Grades K-3) Let's Learn About Electricity (#EEY03) Coloring and word exercises are used to teach about electricity, electric production, electric safety, and energy conservation. (Grades 3-4) About Energy (#EEY04) A coloring and activities book offering word scrambles and letter-coding exercises. Teaches about energy from a variety of sources. (Grades 3-4) Energy Transformations (#EEY05) Students analyze some familiar events in terms of energy transformations, then experience converting energy from one form to another by building light bulbs and paper clip electric motors. (25 student booklets and a teacher guide.) (Grades 5-9)

38. SuperKids Software Review Of Virtual Labs: Electricity. electricity uses several strategies to teach kids. with solution sets to questionsin such activities. Though Virtual Labs electricity delves into important http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/science/10/vlabelec/merge.shtml

free newsletter! tell a friend! contests advertisement software reviews bestseller list price survey ... help Promotions all reviews science software Virtual Labs: Electricity Edmark Ages 12 to 18 Rating Scale 5 = great, 1 = poor Educational Value Kid Appeal Ease of Use System Requirements PC Mac Price Survey Product Support Virtual Labs: Electricity teaches kids about electricity by presenting them with simulations of how pieces of electrical equipment work together. The lessons begin with basic circuits but become more relevant to complicated systems found in real-life as the program progresses in difficulty. Eventually the software program allows students to develop models of circuits found in doorbells, holiday lights, and cars. Virtual Labs: Electricity uses several strategies to teach kids. If students are independent and familiar with electric circuits, they can put together their own simulations of circuits by clicking and dragging labeled icons that specify types of equipment wires, ammeters, resistors, batteries and more. Less experienced students can work through an exhaustive list of experiments that Edmark has placed in the school-version of the program. These lessons include thinking questions and challenges. The program also includes a "Sci-Clopedia" that teaches students about the physics of electricity and articles on electricity from the World Book Encyclopedia. Educational Value Virtual Labs: Electricity helps students discover the basic properties of a circuit, the purpose of devices such as switches, fuses, and capacitors, and methods for controlling and channeling current in a circuit. Kids using the program also learn concepts such as voltage, resistance and power. Students think about Ohm's and Kirchoff's Laws while learning about electrical safety and logic. Kids can discover all this using

39. Science Songs: Music To Teach About Science And The Environment We are the Rocks * Kenny Hood. Physics. electricity, electricity *SchoolhouseRock. with the Weather Dude Nick Walker. Books With Fun Science activities. http://www.songsforteaching.com/Science.html

@import url(http://www.homestead.com/~media/elements/Text/font_styles.css); Songs for Teaching Catalog Songs About Animals and Songs About Health and Fitness and all of our Songs About Environmental Concerns Songs About Science and Nature These songs are downloadable in their entirety. General Science Lard (A Tragedy) The Green Chili Jam Band Mother Nature Peter Allard Observation and Inference Rap Science Is Tickle Tune Typhoon The Scientific Method Doug Eldon Scientific Method Blues Kathleen Carroll The Statistics Song Science Court Life Science Amoeba Evie Boss Arachnids Tickle Tune Typhoon Biomes Doug Eldon Bring Back the Bat Nancy Schimmel and Fran Avni Bugs Rosenshontz Decomposers Kenny Hood Dirt Made My Lunch The Banana Slug String Band Everybody's Got to Have a Home Bill Shontz The FBI (Fungus, Bacteria, Invertebrates) The Banana Slug String Band Habitat Bill Oliver Hibernation Hibernation Sara Jordan Instinct Jane Murphy It Takes Two Rosenshontz Nocturnal Billy Jonas Oh Bacteria Doug Eldon Pollination Across the Nation Sara Jordan The Predator Eats The Prey Evie Boss Roots, Stems, Leaves

40. Liberty Science Center: Teacher Impact Workshops Impact Workshops are packed with handson activities that demonstrate how to useinexpensive materials to teach science the many ways we use electricity in our http://www.lsc.org/school_resources/professional_development/impactworkshops.htm

Professional Development Programs Teacher Preview Days Professional Days Impact Workshops Sabbatical Teacher Placement ... Teacher Connection Sponsored by Wachovia Teacher Impact Workshops: Growing Science Teaching Practice Teachers re-ignite their interest in science as they master both new processes and content correlated to state standards. Teacher Impact Workshops, developed primarily for teachers of K-8 grades, offered at LSC or out in schools, prepare teachers to feel confident as they use readily available materials to become facilitators of inquiry-based investigations. Teachers become aware of LSC and LSC staff as a source of continual assistance. These workshops, for many teachers their first sustained introduction to LSC, create the opportunity to build a community of science educators with meaningful ties to the science center. Liberty Science Center is a registered New Jersey Department of Education Professional Development provider (#1033).

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