Author Archives: Shanon

Interactive Simulation: Does Salt Conduct Electricity?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Shanon

Does Salt Conduct Electricity? How about Sugar? Did you even know that salt was a conductor? I surely didn’t until I ran across this interactive simulation from University of Colorado at Boulder’s PheT project.  This is pretty cool. Click to … Continue reading →

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Interactive Circuits Activity for Kids

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Shanon

BBC Science Clips has a great interactive circuits activity for kids, specifically around the concepts of conductors and insulators, and how different materials in a circuit can affect the flow of electricity. There are a couple features of this activity that … Continue reading →

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Snap Circuits Jr. SC100 – Introduction to Electronics for Kids

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Shanon

Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100List Price $32.99 $17.99 Curious young minds can learn the basics of electronics as they build more than 100 exciting projects with this kit. Work on projects that make sound effects, engineer different types of alarms, build … Continue reading →

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Example Snap Circuits Project – Musical Doorbell

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Shanon

For another example of the type of projects you’ll encounter in your Snap Circuits kit, this  video shows Snap Circuit’s project 15 – musical doorbell. The musical doorbell project is one of several projects that show the practical application of integrated circuits. This … Continue reading →

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Snap Circuits Example Project: Lamp & Fan in Parallel

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Shanon

For an example of the type of projects you’ll encounter in your Snap Circuits kit, the video below shows the sixth Snap Circuit’s project, Lamp & Fan in Parallel. In project five, Snap Circuits has you building a circuit in … Continue reading →

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Schoolhouse Rock Electricity video

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Shanon

A Schoolhouse Rock classic!  In this Schoolhouse Rock Electricity video, a catchy tune and animation introduces basic terms and concept of electricity, including: generators static electricity current voltage watts A fun way to memorize vocabulary words.   The full lyrics … Continue reading →

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Electricity and Circuits Video

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Shanon

This Electricity and Circuits video from ScienceOnline provides clear explanations and examples of how electricity works and how circuits work. Using balloons, the video introduces static electricity and how 2 negatively charged objects repel each other. Animations are used to explain … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Electricity Video

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Shanon

For a brief introduction to electricity, check out this video from ScienceOnline. Using the illustration of a battery and a lightbulb, this 5 minutes introduction to electricity video explains current and the flow of electricity, and covers the following topics and vocabulary: … Continue reading →

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