Our writers recommended these independent websites as background information and content supplements for the Electrical Circuits lessons.
These sites provide background information on students’ prior ideas and misconceptions about electricity.
A brief review of these sites will provide additional educational content in the fields of electricity and circuitry.
These sites provide information on types of natural electricity in the world including lightning, St. Elmo’s fire, and creatures that use electricity generated in their bodies to navigate, to attack, and for protection.
These sites provide additional information on the Triboelectric Series of materials that causes static electricity.
These sites provide additional information about Benjamin Franklin and his famous “kite and key” experiment, as well as his invention of the lightning rod.
These sites provide information about Alessandro Volta, the inventor of the “voltaic pile,” the forerunner of today’s battery.
These sites provide information about Thomas Edison and his invention of the incandescent light bulb.
These sites provide information about Michael Faraday and his discovery of electro-magnetic rotations, which led to the development of the electric motor.
Learn about how electricity is generated and transformed for use in homes and businesses.
Visit these kid-friendly sites for information about the telegraph, telephone, and other uses of electricity in communications.
These sites provide important information on electrical safety, with games and activities for students to engage in.