Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers:electrical Messages

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore circuits and the flow of electricity by creating a communication device with a cell battery and electrical buzzer.
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Other

Univ.of Delaware: Real Batteries and Battery Testers

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of various principles related to voltage. The operation of battery testers and voltmeters are explained. The importance of the internal resistance of a power source is discussed.
Article
Other

Corrosion Doctors: Battery History

For Students 9th - 10th
This chart provides an overview of the history of the battery and the generation of electricity.
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Other

Electricity: Simple Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Create your own simple electric circuit. Using simple supplies build your own battery and investigate conductivity. You can also construct a crossword puzzle with electrical vocabulary words.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Uses of Electricity

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the uses electricity. Where is it used and how does it help us in our daily lives.
Activity
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science Projects and Experiments: Batteries

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn by experimenting with science. Project on electricity with homemade batteries.
Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool: Cadmium

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice presentation from Chemicool of basic data and information on cadmium. Easy to follow.
Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Direct Current

For Students 6th - 8th
Direct current, defined and illustrated.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Hybrid Automobiles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine a car engine illustration to discover the relationship between a motor and a generator. List the pros and cons of hybrid cars, and create a poster on series hybrid cars, parallel hybrid cars or how hybrid cars are different from...