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Cooper, Christopher, 1944- author.
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Electric currents -- Juvenile literature.
Electricity -- Juvenile literature.
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The basics of electr...
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The basics of electric current / Christopher Cooper.
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Cooper, Christopher, 1944- author.
New York : Rosen Publishing, 2015.
Subjects
Electric currents -- Juvenile literature.
Electricity -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781477777589 (library bound)
147777758X (library bound)
Series:
Core concepts (Rosen Publishing Group)
Description:
96 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Electricity everywhere -- Follow the flow -- Measuring currents -- Conducting electricity -- Using resistance -- AC and DC currents -- Steam machines and alternative energy -- Electricity today and tomorrow -- Electricity around the house -- Sending messages with wires -- From one telephone to another -- Cutting the wires -- Sending voices through the air -- The birth of television -- Biography: Thomas Alva Edison.
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"A compelling introduction to electric current, this volume investigates the conducting properties of various materials and goes on to describe ways of producing electric currents. It also describes how electricity is used in the home, in industry, and in the world of communications. Aligned to the Common Core science standards, the text explains moving charge, current and stored charge, resistance and power, direct and alternating currents, and electricity from machines, among other subjects. Nine activities help students understand practical applications. A chapter about Thomas Alva Edison honors his electric lightbulb invention and the beginning of the electric age"--
Audience:
Grades 7-12.
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Ewa Beach P/S Library
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Hawaii Kai Public Library
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Kapolei Public Library
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Nanakuli Public Library
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