Electricity

Children's Literature - Joyce Rice

Electricity is an important part of everyday life. We use it to get ready for school and work when we cook breakfast and dry our hair. We use it do our work and to entertain us when we play. What would we do without electricity? This book explores all the ways we use electricity, including some unusual applications like the lights in lighthouses. The reader will find experiments for making a burglar alarm, a lighthouse, a game and a motorboat. All experiments use simple materials. This is part of the "Young Scientists" series and is an excellent introduction to science for the upper elementary student. This entire series would be a worthwhile purchase for the elementary classroom or the middle school classroom for students with reading difficulties.