G.E. SCIENCE CURRICULUM/ACTIVITIES FOR FALL 2007
 

SCIENCE IN A TRUNK

A collection of science equipment, ideas and experiences within three large trunks, acquired from the Charleston Educational Foundation Grant for 2007-2008 School Year
Authoring, Researching, Reporting and Other Work

A Learning On-Line/Project Arrow Activity by Howard Taylor
 
SCIENCE CURRICULUM FOR FALL SEMESTER --
My goal is to offer short experiences with questioning in each of the sciences so that all children will be aware of the fields of science.  Included will be reading and hands-on experiences. 
 
Electricity & Magnetism:
QUESTIONS TO RESEARCH:
 
 
 
Electricity and Magnetism
http://ippex.pppl.gov/ippex/module_4/
Here you learn the basic concepts behind these two topics. This site has a great online instruction module; requires download of Shockwave plugin (Software link provided at site).
Related Websites:
2) AC/DC: What's the Difference? from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/sfeature/acdc.html
3) Electricity and Magnetism! from Interactive Plasma Physics Education Experience http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/electricity/ (Requires Shockwave)
4) Electricity Transmission System (Chapter 11) from The Energy Story
http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/story/story-html/chapter11.html
5) Generators, Turbines and Power Plants (Chapter 3) from The Energy Story
http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/story/story-html/chapter03.html
6) Introduction To Electricity by C. Buckley, North Wales, UK
http://www.newi.ac.uk/buckleyc/electric.htm
7) Introduction to Electricity by J.T. Blair
http://www.team.net/www/morgan/tech/art016.html
8) Understanding Electricity - An Analogy with Water from 4QD-TEC
http://www.4qdtec.com/water.html
9) About Electricity? (from Mobal Cell Phones) http://mobal.com/articles/37.html
10) What's Electricity from Jake's Attic
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/jakesattic/lab/electricity.html
11) Where Does Electricity Come From? from Environmental Defense
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/programs/Energy/green_power/d_sources.html

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