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Explain Like I'm 5: Electricity: Power, Light, and Safety - A Kid-Friendly Guide to How Electricity Works (Ages 6-10)
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Series: Explain Like I'm 5: Big Ideas Made Tiny
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ISBN13: 9798195747466
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 5 2026
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 5 2026
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
How does electricity zip from a power plant all the way to your bedroom lamp? Why does your hair stand up after a slide down a slide? And why-NEVER-stick anything in an outlet? Explain Like I'm 5: Electricity is the kid-friendly tour of the most powerful invisible force in your house, written in short, snappy sentences for curious readers ages 6-10. Inside, your young engineer will discover: - What atoms and electrons are (and how they make EVERYTHING glow, beep, and zoom)
- Static vs. current electricity-and why lightning is just a giant spark
- How simple circuits, switches, series, and parallel wiring really work
- Conductors, insulators, and why copper is electricity's best friend
- How power plants, dams, wind turbines, and solar panels make energy
- The amazing magnet trick behind every generator and motor
- The long trip from power plant → tall towers → substation → the pole by your house
- Inside the walls: meters, breaker boxes, outlets, and grounding
- Volts, amps, and watts explained with a simple garden hose
- Batteries-from AAA to giant home power walls and electric cars
- Smart homes, solar roofs, and how kids can help save the planet
- Super-important safety rules every kid MUST know With fun Try This experiments, kid-friendly Big Word boxes, eye-popping Fun Facts, a quick quiz, a glossary, and tributes to legends like Franklin, Volta, Faraday, Edison, Tesla, and Latimer-this book is perfect for homeschoolers, classrooms, second-grade STEM units, and any kid who has ever asked, But how does it WORK? Part of the Explain Like I'm 5: Big Ideas Made Tiny series-making the world make sense, one tiny explanation at a time.
- How simple circuits, switches, series, and parallel wiring really work
- Conductors, insulators, and why copper is electricity's best friend
- How power plants, dams, wind turbines, and solar panels make energy
- The amazing magnet trick behind every generator and motor
- The long trip from power plant → tall towers → substation → the pole by your house
- Inside the walls: meters, breaker boxes, outlets, and grounding
- Volts, amps, and watts explained with a simple garden hose
- Batteries-from AAA to giant home power walls and electric cars
- Smart homes, solar roofs, and how kids can help save the planet
- Super-important safety rules every kid MUST know With fun Try This experiments, kid-friendly Big Word boxes, eye-popping Fun Facts, a quick quiz, a glossary, and tributes to legends like Franklin, Volta, Faraday, Edison, Tesla, and Latimer-this book is perfect for homeschoolers, classrooms, second-grade STEM units, and any kid who has ever asked, But how does it WORK? Part of the Explain Like I'm 5: Big Ideas Made Tiny series-making the world make sense, one tiny explanation at a time.
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