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Lesson Plans

1. Earth Sciences - Create a Magnetometer (Windows on the Universe)
   Provides a lesson. 2-03
2. Electricity Projects (NASA Langley Research Center - Why Files)
   Provides projects to help understand electricity. 3-02
3. Electricity and Magnetism - Grade 10 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
   Provides a lesson plan for the 10th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01
4. Physics - Electromagnetism (School Discovery)Provides lessons on creating magnetism and electricity. 1-02

Papers

1. Electricity Bill Calculator (Discovery.com - WebMath)
   Provides the elements needed to calculate your electric bill. Provide the information required and WebMath will calculate your bill. 6-01
2. How Electricity Gets to Your Home (Howstuffworks.com)
   Describes how "power distribution grids" work. Explains alternate current (AC) and direct current (DC), power stations, transmission substations, and more. 5-01
3. Sewing Machines - How Sewing Machines Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
   Shows how a sewing machine works. 2-02

Projects

1. Electric Bike - Convert a Bike (Gerosa)
   Provides plans or a kit to convert a bicycle to electric power instead of pedal power. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but provides it as an example. 1-02
2. Electric, Solar, and Other Projects You Can Make With Your Kids (Science Toys)
   Provides over a dozen projects to teach basic physics. 2-02
3. Electricity and Magnetism Project (Blackout)
   Provides a project to demonstrate the relationship between electricity and magnetism. "Magnets can introduce electric currents, and electric currents can cause magnetic lines of force. Based on this statement, there is obviously a close relationship between electricity and magnetism. Electric current flowing in a wire creates a magnetic field around it. This magnetic force is evidence of the phenomena known as electromagnetism." 3-02
4. Generator - Build an Electric Generator (Beaty)
   Describes how to build an electric generator. 1-02
5. Motor - 1. Build a Reed Switch Electric Motor (Pozmantir)
   Describes how to build an electric motor. This may be the simplest electric motor to build. 1-02
6. Motor - 2. Build a Reed Switch Electric Motor With Transistor (Pozmantir)
   Describes how to build an electric motor. This may be the 2nd simplest electric motor to build. 1-02
7. Motor - 3. Build a Hall Effect Switch Electric Motor (Pozmantir)
   Describes how to build an electric motor. This may be the 3rd simplest electric motor to build. 1-02
8. Motor - 4. Build an Optical Control Electric Motor (Pozmantir)
   Describes how to build an electric motor. This may be the 4th simplest electric motor to build and requires soldering. 1-02
9. Motor - Build an Electric Motor (Carusella)
   Describes how to build an electric motor. 1-02
10. Motor - Build an Electric Motor (Palmer)
    Describes how to build an electric motor. 1-02
11. Motor - How Gear Ratios Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
    Describes how to convert the speed of a motor to a much faster or slower speed through the use of a gear train. 1-02
12. Motors - Build Electrostatic Motors (Carusella)
    Describes how to build a variety of electrostatic motors. 1-02
13. Motors - How Electric Motors Work (Britannica)
    Describes how an electric motor works. 5-01
14. Motors - How Household Electric Motors Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
    Describes how various household electric motors work. 1-02
15. Motors - How a Motor Works (WesternElectric.com)
    Describes how an electric motor works. 2-02