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Lesson Plans
  1. Converting Electrical Energy into Mechanical Energy (PBS News)
      "This lesson plan will take approximately 50 minutes." 5-07

  2. Converting Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy (PBS News)
      "This lesson plan will take approximately 50 minutes." 5-07

  3. Earth Sciences - Create a Magnetometer (Windows on the Universe)
      Provides a lesson. 2-03

  4. Electricity Projects (NASA Langley Research Center - SCIence Files)
      Provides projects to help understand electricity. 3-02

  5. Electricity and Magnetism - Grade 10 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
      Provides a lesson plan for the 10th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01

  6. Magnet Projects (AtoZTecherstuff.com)
      Provides lessons and projects involving magnets. 8-04

  7. Physics - Electromagnetism (School Discovery)Provides lessons on creating magnetism and electricity. 1-02

    News
    1. -06-09-07 Wireless Charging of Devices (CBS News)
        "Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers announced Thursday they had made a 60-watt light bulb glow by sending it energy wirelessly, potentially previewing a future in which cell phones and other gadgets get juice without having to be plugged in." 06-07

    2. Electricity and Magnetism (Georgia State University) star
        Provides a comprehensive and concise description of basic topics in electricity and magnetism. 02-08

    3. Maxwell's Equations (Georgia State University)
        Provides Gauss' law for electricity, Gauss' law for magnetism, faraday's law of induction, and Ampere's law. 02-08

    4. Maxwell's Equations (Wikipedia.org)
        "In electromagnetism, Maxwell's equations are a set of four equations that were first presented as a distinct group in 1884 by Oliver Heaviside in conjunction with Willard Gibbs. These equations had appeared throughout James Clerk Maxwell's 1861 paper entitled On Physical Lines of Force."

        "Those equations describe the interrelationship between electric field, magnetic field, electric charge, and electric current. Although Maxwell himself was the originator of only one of these equations (by virtue of modifying an already existing equation), he derived them all again independently in conjunction with his molecular vortex model of Faraday's 'lines of force'." 02-08

    5. Voltage (Georgia State University)
        "Voltage is electric potential energy per unit charge, measured in joules per coulomb ( = volts)." 02-08

    Papers
    1. Electricity (Wikipedia.org)
        "Electricity is a property of certain subatomic particles, such as electrons and protons, that gives rise to attractive and repulsive forces between them. It is one of the four fundamental forces of nature, and is a conserved property of matter that can be quantified." 10-04

    2. Electricity and Magnetism (UIUC Dept of Physics)
        Answers questions that students have about electricity and magnetism. 04-08

    3. How Electricity Gets to Your Home (Howstuffworks.com)
        Describes how "power distribution grids" work. Explains alternate current (AC) and direct current (DC), power stations, transmission substations, and more. 5-01

    4. Sewing Machines - How Sewing Machines Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
        Shows how a sewing machine works. 2-02

    5. Sewing Machines - How Sewing Machines Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
        Shows how a sewing machine works. 2-02

    Projects
    1. Electric Bike - Convert a Bike (Gerosa)
        Provides plans or a kit to convert a bicycle to electric power instead of pedal power. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but provides it as an example. 1-02

    2. Electric, Solar, and Other Projects You Can Make With Your Kids (Science Toys)
        Provides over a dozen projects to teach basic physics. 2-02

    3. Electricity Projects (School.Discovery.com)
        Provides two science projects.

        Balloon Power
        "Students see for themselves that 'static' is a true form of Electricity -one that can be used to power a fluorescent light bulb. They also learn that electricity flows when there is a large enough imbalance in electrical charges."

        Building a Telegraph
        "Creating a rudimentary telegraph machine with lantern batteries, light bulbs, and insulated bell wire is an effective way to communicate the basic electrical principles at work. Specifically, students will gain knowledge of how electromagnets and series circuits work." 1-04

    4. Electricity and Magnetism Project (Blackout)
        Provides a project to demonstrate the relationship between electricity and magnetism. "Magnets can introduce electric currents, and electric currents can cause magnetic lines of force. Based on this statement, there is obviously a close relationship between electricity and magnetism. Electric current flowing in a wire creates a magnetic field around it. This magnetic force is evidence of the phenomena known as electromagnetism." 3-02

    5. Generator - Build an Electric Generator (Beaty)
        Describes how to build an electric generator. 1-02

    6. Magnetism - Make a Magnet (School.Discovery.com)
        "Creating an electromagnet is a great way for students to learn that electricity and magnetism are related. In this activity, they use a D-cell battery and wire to turn an ordinary nail into magnet, and they experiment with ways to increase their electromagnet's power." 1-04

    7. Motor - 1. Build a Reed Switch Electric Motor (Pozmantir)
        Describes how to build an electric motor. This may be the simplest electric motor to build. 1-02

    8. Motor - 2. Build a Reed Switch Electric Motor With Transistor (Pozmantir)
        Describes how to build an electric motor. This may be the 2nd simplest electric motor to build. 1-02

    9. Motor - 3. Build a Hall Effect Switch Electric Motor (Pozmantir)
        Describes how to build an electric motor. This may be the 3rd simplest electric motor to build. 1-02

    10. Motor - 4. Build an Optical Control Electric Motor (Pozmantir)
        Describes how to build an electric motor. This may be the 4th simplest electric motor to build and requires soldering. 1-02

    11. Motor - Build an Electric Motor (Carusella)
        Describes how to build an electric motor. 1-02

    12. Motor - Build an Electric Motor (Palmer)
        Describes how to build an electric motor. 1-02

    13. Motor - How Gear Ratios Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
        Describes how to convert the speed of a motor to a much faster or slower speed through the use of a gear train. 1-02

    14. Motors - Build Electrostatic Motors (Carusella)
        Describes how to build a variety of electrostatic motors. 1-02

    15. Motors - How Electric Motors Work (Britannica)
        Describes how an electric motor works. 5-01

    16. Motors - How Household Electric Motors Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
        Describes how various household electric motors work. 1-02

    17. Static Electricity (Education World - Cobb)
        Provides an experiment for children and teens to perform. 12-04

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