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Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a field trip through the town's electrical wires so they can learn how electricity is generated and how it is used.

Looks at the relationship between electricity and magnetism, and how they produce the current that we use everyday to provide, heat, light, and power. Electricity and Magnetism are closely related. Together, they produce the electric current that we use every day to provide heat, light, and power. This book looks at the relationship between electricity and magnetism. Learn how electromagnets work, how electricity moves in circuits, and where electricity...

The sun narrates an explanation of light and energy in which the generation of electricity can be traced back to it. Tiny yellow dots represent the sun's power as it streams from light, water, wind, and electricity. Endnotes are used to illuminate everything from dark matter to atoms to pollution.

Experiments and activities introduce the basic principles of electricity and magnetism.

Provides instructions for a variety of simple experiments demonstrating the principles and properties of electricity and magnetism.

Focuses on Benjamin Franklin's role as an inventor of whimsical gadgets and practical contraptions, with an emphasis on his experiment of flying a kite during a rainstorm.

"Describes how electricity is conducted and follows its route from a power plant to the home. Includes glossary."--Provided by publisher.

Experiments and activities introduce the properties of batteries and magnets and the principles of electricity and magnetism.