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Kids' Web Classroom: Energy

These kid-friendly sites can provide stimulating and topical hands-on web exploration opportunities for students.

The Atoms Family
Features lots of information about energy, light, electricity, fuel, and more. The content grade levels are clearly marked.

Energy Quest
This site from the California Energy Commission has lots of fun information and activities for K-8 students.

Electricity and Magnetism Module
Visually engaging site that includes easy definitions and demonstrations appropriate for grades K-8. Requires Shockwave.

You Can - Magnets
Features an interactive game for elementary students that explains how things get magnetized. Requires Shockwave.

Automotive Electrical System Overview
Middle school students can view an automotive electrical system and perhaps be challenged to interpret what they may recognize.

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The Franklin Institute is the Demonstration Site for the Eisenhower Mid-Atlantic Consortium, providing science and math resources for teachers.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 9819641.
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