Science 101: What's Really Going on in Electric Circuits?

Journal Article | February 2013

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author explores electric circuits.

Science 101: What’s Really Going on in Electric Circuits?

Journal Article | November 2016

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses how electric circuits work.

Science Sampler: A first energy grant—Pinwheel electrical generation

Journal Article | September 2007

This is an interdisciplinary activity—with art, science, and math classes involved—where students design their own pinwheels, and then attach their design to a DC generator (motor). Prior to testing their designs,…

Tried and True: Measuring Static Electricity: A Classroom Investigation to Understand the Triboelectric Series

Journal Article | February 2016

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. The lesson described in this article is a structured inquiry during which students quantitatively measure the amount of charge transferred…

Curriculum in the Fast Lane: An electric vehicle program challenges students throughout the state of Georgia

Journal Article | February 2003

The advancement of electric vehicle (EV) research is primarily due to increasing global concern over air pollution and greenhouse gases caused by vehicle emissions. This project gives students a deeper respect for the…

Scope on Safety: Sticker Shock--There’s a high price to pay for ignorance about Electricity

Journal Article | December 2004

Lighting a fluorescent bulb by touching it to the nose of a student who has one hand on an electrostatic generator is an illuminating demonstration of the properties of voltage. It demonstrates that the several hundred…