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1) Electricity
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Explores the history of electricity, and contains full-color captioned photographs and text that explains such topics as the invention of electric motors, how electricity can transmit voices and images across an ocean, magneto-electric machines, and much more.
3) Electricity
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An overview of electricity, including definition, forms, common electrical terms, currents, and responding to electrical emergencies.
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"Jinkies! What happened to that crocodile? Scooby-Doo and the gang are on a mission to find out what created the creepy crocodile ... and what the local power plant might have to do with it. Join their investigation using the science of electricity to find the shocking truth behind the mutant crocodile!"--Back cover.
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Many scientists over the years have added to our understanding of electricity. As far back as ancient Greece when Thales recorded the effects of static electricity. Readers are provided accounts of the most important contributions to the study of electricity through accessible text. Ben Franklin's kite, Thomas Edison's light bulb, and Alessandro Volta's battery are just a few of the featured experiments. Readers will not only learn about these inventive...
16) Electricity
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Explains some examples of electricity in nature, early experiments with electricity, the development of use of electric power, and possibilities for the future.
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"Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the world of tomorrow. This...
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"Electricity: Circuits, Static, and Electromagnets with Hands-On Science Activities for Kids explores the science of electricity and the technology we've developed to harness the energy to power our lives. By diving into the topics of static electricity, currents, circuits, electromagnetism, motors, and ways we might produce and use electricity in the future, kids ages 8 to 12 gain a full view of how electricity works and why it's so important to...