Product Description: What are circuits? Why are they so important? How do they affect our lives every day? Students will find out the answers to these questions and more as they read through the engaging pages of this book. Fun facts and high-interest text paired with colorful images and graphics fill the pages of this book to keep students interested from cover to cover! A Think Like a Scientist activity that supports STEM instruction is included at the end of the book for students to use what they've learned in the text and apply that knowledge to the activity...read more

Expanding on our popular Let s Explore Science series, this book focuses on electricity! We depend on electricity to light our homes, power our computers and so much more. It all starts with atoms, and this book explains just how these tiny building blocks are at the center of electrical currents. Conductors, insulators, and electrical safety tips are all discussed to make this topic all fit together. So, turn on the light and read this interesting book on electricity! This book will allow students to make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents."

Product Description: Book annotation not available for this title.Title: How Does a Battery Work?Author: Wilson, RomanPublisher: Gareth Stevens PubPublication Date: 2013/01/01Number of Pages: 24Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2012020694

One of the most essential concepts of physical science is the electrical circuit. Through accessible text, illustrations, and full-color photographs readers will learn about the key elements in a circuit, how electricity travels, and what happens when something goes wrong. They'll also discover that circuits are everywhere, including their MP3 players and their alarm clocks.

Product Description: This comprehensive title introduces readers to current electricity and circuitsthe pathways through which electricity flows. Detailed diagrams and supportive text explain the basic components of an electric circuit and the functions of these parts...read more

Product Description: This comprehensive title introduces readers to current electricity and circuitsthe pathways through which electricity flows. Detailed diagrams and supportive text explain the basic components of an electric circuit and the functions of these parts...read more

Product Description: This book looks at electrical circuits, examining what the are, how we use them and how they work. The book considers a range of examples that will be familiar to young readers, and also includes basic circuit diagrams and photographs of simple circuits to explain the scientific concepts behind electricity in a clear, concise way...read more

Product Description: How does electricity help your heart beat? What causes static electricity? How can you protect yourself from lightning? The visually stimulating 'Sci-Hi' books take learning science core curriculum to a whole new exciting level. Each title explores an area of life, physical, or earth science in a way that is both engaging and comprehensive...read more

Product Description: Why can birds land safely on power lines? When were light switches invented? Can fruit be a battery? The 'Do It Yourself' series offers an exciting new approach to understanding and investigation. Each book helps you to conduct your own experiments and activities, and to learn more about the world around us...read more

Product Description: What causes a flash a lightning? How can you use a lemon to create an electric circuit? Which type of electrical circuit powers my MP3 player? How does electricity get from a power station to my home? Are there electric signals flowing through your body ri

Complete with simple projects and experiments, young readers are introduced to the properties of electricity while exploring how it affects the body, becomes converted into various types of energy and more.

Product Description: What causes a flash a lightning? How can you use a lemon to create an electric circuit? Which type of electrical circuit powers my MP3 player? How does electricity get from a power station to my home? Are there electric signals flowing through your body right now? This title explores the nature of electricity, including how it behaves and how it is generated...read more

Product Description: What causes a flash a lightning? How can you use a lemon to create an electric circuit? Which type of electrical circuit powers my MP3 player? How does electricity get from a power station to my home? Are there electric signals flowing through your body ri

Explains how an electric circuit works and introduces items that act as conductors and insulators.

While offering clear, step-by-step explanations of scientific principles, the titles in this series also discuss the social significance and history of each subject using the most up-to-date research on the Physical, Earth, or Life Science addressed.

Text, illustrations, and suggested activities introduce the forces of electricity and magnetism and how they work