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Sources/References


These sources were very helpful.

Adler, David A.  
Wonders of Energy, Troll Associates, 1983.

Bains, Rae.  Discovering Electricity.  Troll Associates, 1982.

Bartholomew, Alan.  Electric Mischief:  Battery-powered gadgets kids can build.  New York, NY:  Kids Can Press, Ltd., 2002.
www.kidscanpress.com

Tomecek, Stephen. M.  Understanding Electricity.   Washington, D.C:  National Geographic Society, 2002.
 www.nationalgeographic.com

Whalley, Margaret.  Experiment with Magnetism and Electricity.  Princeton, NJ:  Two-Can Publishing LLC, 2002.
 www.two-canpublishing.com


Cole, Joanna.  The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip.  New York, NY:  Scholastic Inc., 1997.
www.scholastic.com

Capeci, Anne.  The Magic School Bus:  Chapter Book, Electric Storm.  New York, NY:  Scholastic Inc., 2002.

Carmi, Rebecca.  The Magic School Bus:  Chapter Book, Amazing Magnetism.  New York, NY:  Scholastic Inc. 2001.


National Science Resource Center/Science and Technology for Children .  Electric Circuits.  
http://www.si.edu/nsrc/pubs/stc/grade4.htm#electricity%20%20circuits
 


Donovan, Frank R.  The Many Worlds of Benjamin Franklin.   New York, NY:  Harper and Row, 1963.

Fritz, Jean.  What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?  New York, NY:  Scholastic Inc., 1976.

Waters, Kate.  Mary Geddy's Day:  A Colonial Girl in Williamsburg. New York, NY:  Scholastic Inc., 1999.

Visit The Franklin Institute Science Museum's website, a wonderful source for information about Ben Franklin.
www.fi.edu/franklin/index.html

The Keystone Science Network's website has a plethora of the background information for teachers about electric circuits and related topics.

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