1. Flick a Switch How Electricity Gets to Your Home A cyberlesson by Sarah Edwards By Barbara Seuling Illustrated By Nancy Tobin

2. Introduction You will use the text, Flick a Switch, and four websites to learn about how electricity came to be. You will also learn about electrical safety and how electricity is used on a daily basis in our everyday lives.

3. Materials Flick a Switch, How Electricity Gets To Your Home, by Barbara Seuling and illustrated by Nancy Tobin. Electrical Science Journal Laptop computer http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/yourhome/safety/safet yOutdoorshttp://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/yourhome/safety/safet yOutdoors http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/yourhome/safety/safet yIndoorshttp://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/yourhome/safety/safet yIndoors http://www.cl-p.com/electricsafetyworld/index.html?http://www.cl-p.com/electricsafetyworld/index.html http://www.cl-p.com/Home/Safety/SafetyVideos.aspx http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=10854 http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Wind/wind.htm

4. K What do you know about electricity?

5. Before You Read… Look through the pages and notice the text features of a non-fiction book. Look at the versa page, how is it organized? Make a prediction about the book (Write these answers in your ESJournal)

6. Before You Read… Visit the following website on safety. http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/y ourhome/safety/safetyOutdoorshttp://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/y ourhome/safety/safetyOutdoors http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/y ourhome/safety/safetyIndoorshttp://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/y ourhome/safety/safetyIndoors Use the graphic organizer on the next page to make a list of ways to be safe around electricity.

7. Electrical Safety INSIDE _________________ OUTSIDE _________________

8. W What do you want to know about electricity?

9. During Reading… Read page one, it has all the questions on it. Answer the questions in your electricity science journal.

10. Make a timeline of the history of electricity. Include five facts. Draw pictures with each fact for extra credit in your journal. Timeline FirstSecondThird

11. Take a long look at pgs. 14-15 Pretend that you have invited Mrs. Frizzle and her famous kids to take a trip along these power lines. Write a letter in your ESJ to Mrs. Frizzle telling her about each of the stops.

12. Read pages 16-19 In your journal write what you learned.

13. Finish the book… Which experiments would you like to try and why?

14. Choose three questions to answer in your electrical science journal. Use the book to help you. What kinds Of Electricity are there? Why is the dog not so sure that Benjamin Franklin was smart? (Use the text to support your answer in the ESJ) How do you make an electromagnet? How do we use batteries, can you think of ten things that we use batteries for? Write down five important facts. Can you think of a place or an activity that does not need or use electricity? List three things.

15. Check out More Safety Sites…. http://www.cl- p.com/electricsafetyworld/index.html?http://www.cl- p.com/electricsafetyworld/index.html http://www.cl- p.com/Home/Safety/SafetyVideo s.aspxhttp://www.cl- p.com/Home/Safety/SafetyVideo s.aspx Use these sites to learn more about electrical safety.

16. After the Book… There are places in the world that do not have electricity. One town is getting it next week, but they do not know anything about electrical safety. Create a poster about safety.

17. Beyond the Book http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp ?id=10854http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp ?id=10854 http://www.builditsolar. com/Projects/Wind/win d.htmhttp://www.builditsolar. com/Projects/Wind/win d.htm Which energy option produces “greener” electricity? In your ESJ write a pro/con paper using each website for information.

18. Flick a Switch Rubric 01234 Before Reading Activities Did not do.Wrote one word answers, did not fill everything out. Wrote a couple of answers, some done. Most done but not all, neatly presented, good ideas. Wrote everything out neatly and filled in all answers. All work is appeasing and indepth. During Reading Activities Did not do.Wrote one word answers, did not fill everything out. Wrote a couple of answers, some done. Most done but not all, neatly presented, good ideas. Wrote everything out neatly and filled in all answers. All work is appeasing and indepth. After Reading Activities Did not do.Wrote one word answers, did not fill everything out. Wrote a couple of answers, some done. Most done but not all, neatly presented, good ideas. Wrote everything out neatly and filled in all answers. All work is appeasing and indepth. Kidspiration Poster Did not do.Wrote one bubble. Wrote a couple of answers, some done. Most done but not all, neatly presented, good ideas. Wrote everything out neatly and filled in all answers. All work is appeasing and indepth.

19. Credits and References Flick a Switch, How Electricity Gets To Your Home, by Barbara Seuling and illustrated by Nancy Tobin. Clark Public Utilities http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/yourhome/safety/safetyOutdo orshttp://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/yourhome/safety/safetyOutdo ors http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/yourhome/safety/safetyIndoo rshttp://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/yourhome/safety/safetyIndoo rs Connecticut Light and Power http://www.cl-p.com/electricsafetyworld/index.html?http://www.cl-p.com/electricsafetyworld/index.html http://www.cl-p.com/Home/Safety/SafetyVideos.aspx Scholastic.com http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=10854 Build it Solar http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Wind/wind.htm