The Hands on Science series provides students with background on key concepts in Science. Each title includes engaging hands on exercises that bring the concepts to life for kids. Real World Science: Electricity and Magnetism, provides information on static electricity, electric current, magnets, and electromagnets

This book is about how electricity has profoundly changed the way we live, work, and play. Some twenty topics are covered, with an abundance of graphs and images to build a comprehensive picture. Each looks at the developments, and the people who initiated them, together with how one led to the next and their subsequent impact on society. Topics include electric supply, lighting through X-rays, and all those appliances that make our homes so comfortable.Most...

Following the scientific process, this title provides instructions on how to conduct experiments that help students gain a better understanding of electricity

Examines the discovery and theories of electricity through history. Tells the stories of the scientists who worked on these theories, how they arrived at their conclusions and tested them, and the impact of their work on our understanding of electricity and its products. Includes color photographs, a quiz, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.