Research/Informational Sites

• Ben Franklin - ThinkQuest
• Electrical Safety World - At this site you can learn all about electricity plus how electricity can hurt you, and also tips on keeping safe. This is a great site for kids.
• Electric Force 
• Electricity and Magnets - Theme page from Teach-Nology.
• Electricity - Hotlist from KidsKonnect
• Electricity and Magnetism - This site is a little advanced for elementary students, but teachers could use it as a resource.
• Electricity - Theme page from CLN.
• Electrified Ben - Don't miss a link at this site!
• Franklin's Kite
• Frankenstein's Lightning Laboratory - Cool stuff here!
• Hair-Raising Science - Static Electricity....From Scholastic.
• How Electromagnets Work
• Magnet Man - Cool experiments with magnets.
• Magnets - From Beakman and & Jax...Requires Shockwave.
• Magnets - Hotlist from KidsKonnect
• Magnetism - From Fact Monster....great resource.
• Magnetism - Theme page from CLN.
• Safety Tips - Ten electric safety tips.
• Static Electricity - Includes information, as well as activities.  If you're studying static electricity, this is the site for you!
• Static Electricity Page - Lots of links here!
• Theater of Electricity
• Thomas Edison's Home Page 
• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin - Click on Chapter Two at the bottom to continue.
• The Electric Ben Franklin - Be sure and click on "The Kite Experiment."

 Online/Offline Lesson Plans
 

• That's Electric - Online Lesson - Don't forget Branching Out and Online Activity.
• Electricity - WebQuest
• I See the Light - Great unit on electricity..Uses offline and online resources.
• Magnets
• The Shocking Truth About Electricity - WebQuest
• What a Bright Idea - WebQuest
• The Power of Static Electricity - Lesson plan for Grade 3+.
• Exploring Magnets and Magnetism


Online Activities
 

• Electrical Safety
• What is a Magnet? - Requires Shockwave
• Electricity - Online Activity
• Conductors - Online Activity

Offline Activities
 

• Fruity Electricity
• Magnetic Art
• Super Sparker -Make very tiny lightning!
• Static Electricity
• Iron in Cereal
• Experiments with Electricity and Magnetism - There are about 20 experiments here you could do with your students.
• Activities to Explore Static Electricity
• Snacks about Magnetism - From Exploratorium.
• Science Lab on Circuits

 
 

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Updated: August 9, 2005
Jerrie S. Cheek
Educational Technology Center - KSU
Kennesaw, GA 30144