Electricity
by Chevat, Richie; Ball, Jacqueline A.; Ausanka, Joellyn M.; Gray, Steve; Gareth Stevens PublishingFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-12-01
Publisher(s): Gareth Stevens Pub
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Summary
It's as ordinary as your socks sticking together in the dryer and as extraordinary as jagged bolts of lightning ripping through thunderclouds. Electricity is one of nature's most powerful and mysterious forces. In ELECTRICITY, Discovery Channel takes you on a shocking journey of humankind's desire to harness the power of electricity. Book jacket.
Table of Contents
| Z-Z-Z-Zap! | p. 4 |
| At-a-Glance | |
| Negative Attitude | p. 6 |
| Q & A | |
| Go Fly a Kite | p. 8 |
| Heroes | |
| Batteries Included | p. 10 |
| Scrapbook | |
| That's a Switch! | p. 12 |
| Timeline | |
| Driving Darkness Away | p. 14 |
| Scientist's Notebook | |
| Watt's What? | p. 16 |
| Almanac | |
| Power Trips | p. 18 |
| Map | |
| You're Wired! | p. 20 |
| Virtual Voyage | |
| Eel-ectricity | p. 22 |
| Picture This | |
| The Case of the Curious Circuit | p. 24 |
| Solve-It-Yourself Mystery | |
| Blackout! | p. 26 |
| Eyewitness Account | |
| A Life on the Line | p. 28 |
| Risky Business | |
| Take Charge of Your Future! | p. 29 |
| Careers | |
| Catch a Code | p. 30 |
| Fun & Fantastic | |
| Final Project: Lose the Juice | p. 32 |
| Your World, Your Turn | |
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