Further Information
Books, Websites to visit
Books
Electricity. Steve Parker and Laura Buller. DK Publishing, 2005.
Electricity and Magnetism. Gerard Cheshire. Smart Apple Media, 2006.
Electricity and the Lightbulb. James Lincoln Collier. Benchmark Books, 2005.
Shocking World of Electricity with Max Axiom, Super Scientist. Liam O’ Donnell. Capstone Press, 2005.
Websites to visit
www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/electricity.html
Energy Information Administration
This site has a section for kids, which has information on electricity. It also has activity and puzzle pages.
www.southerncompany.com/learningpower/home.asp?mnuOpco=soco&mnuType=lp&mnuItem=oc
Southern Company
This site gives you the history of electricity, and looks at today's power plants.
www.pge.com/microsite/PGE_dgz/body/concepts.html
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
This site shows simply how electricity occurs, along with other electricity facts.
www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html
Science Made Simple
This site explains static electricity in detail.
www.andythelwelwell.com/blobz/
A guide to electrical circuits.