Electricity and Magnetism Series
(Includes all 4 titles below)

Available in DVD or VHS. The complete series is on 1 DVD for instant access to the content chapters in all 4 videos. Extra features of the DVD include indexes, labeled slides, glossary, animations, English subtitles, and an iMovie project.

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The Nature of Electricity
(Includes 10-question Video Quiz and 30-page Teacher's Guide)

This video describes the basic role that atoms play in creating electrical charges, as well as the nature and creation of static electricity. Various methods of charging are discussed, emphasizing the role that insulators and conductors play in the transfer of charges. Other terminology includes: attraction, repulsion, induction, friction, and electrical discharge.
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Current Electricity
(Includes 10-question Video Quiz and 30-page Teacher's Guide)

Students will learn how electrical current is generated and how electricity flows into their homes. The relationship among current, voltage and resistance in Ohm's Law and the differences between series and parallel circuits are discussed. The concepts and mathematical equations for electric energy and electric power are conveyed. Other terminology includes: potential difference, battery, circuit, resistance, direct current, alternating current, circuit breaker, and fuse.
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Magnetism
(Includes 10-question Video Quiz and 30-page Teacher's Guide)

This video explores the force of magnetism and how it affects our everyday lives. The atomic nature of magnetism is illustrated, and then applied in principle to common magnets. The video highlights how magnetic fields are created, and describes the earth's magnetic field. Other terminology includes: magnet, magnetic domain, pole, compass, North and South Pole, repulsion, attraction, and aurora borealis.
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Electromagnetism
(Includes 10-question Video Quiz and 30-page Teacher's Guide)

Students will learn how electric currents create magnetic fields, and about the application of electromagnets in electric motors and other machines. The process of inducing a current into a wire via electromagnetic induction, and the use of generators and transformers helps students understand the source and control of electricity they use in their homes. Other terminology includes: motor, current, induction, solenoid, galvanometer, and transformers.
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