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Maglev Trains (online video)
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/movies/science_tech_movies.php
Maglev Trains (online video)
Gliding on a wave of electromagnetic force, a maglev train could travel at 300 miles per hour or faster.
Designer-engineers describe the mechanics and future benefits of such superconductor trains.

Electric motors and generators
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/HSCmotors.html
Electric motors and generators
An introduction using animations and schematics to explain the physical principles of some of the different types of electric motors, generators, alternators, linear motors and loudspeakers.

Crocodile Elementary edition is free - Circuits Software
http://www.crocodile-clips.com/m6_4.htm
Crocodile Elementary edition is free - and is suitable for KS2, or v.low KS3 for looking at simple circuit building using images of components, rather than circuit symbols
It's a smallish download direct from the CC website:

Electricity : 4 2 Explore
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/electric.htm
This web project provides "four to explore" for each topic.
On each page you'll find definitions, activities, 4 good starting points, and many more links and resources for the thematic topic.
In some cases, we've listed more than four websites on a particular topic. For example, we might provide a few for younger readers and others for more advanced learners.
Each school, classroom, and teacher is unique. As such we didn't try to provide specific activities for particular grade levels. Instead we suggest that teachers explore each link, then design specific, developmentally appropriate activities such as discussion questions, small group activities, or webquests to fit the needs of their curriculum.
The links on this site are safe for children.
Electricity |

Using electricity
http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/science/45079
This unit introduces children to the concept of electricity and the essential role it plays in everyday life. It introduces children to the hazards associated with mains electricity. Experimental and investigative work focuses on: thinking about what is expected to happen and whether results support the prediction exploring and testing circuits making observations and explaining what has been found out. The unit links children's everyday experiences of electricity to scientific ideas and the importance of following instructions to control risks to themselves. This unit takes approximately 8 hours.

Parents as partners
http://www.parents.dfee.gov.uk/discover/electric/electric.htm
Your child will be learning about electricity and this information will help you support what they are doing at school. Parents and teachers are partners in helping children learn so we have suggested ways in which you can help your child discover....Electricity

Brain Pop
http://www.brainpop.com/science/electricity/electricity/index.weml
Fun ... and a pop quiz for electricity and magnetism

Crocodile Clips Elementary : Electricity
http://www.crocodile-clips.com/
Software to download .... allowing you to build circuits on your screen
Crocodile Clips Elementary comes with a set of worksheets introducing electric current and circuits, and you can also use the pictorial components to build your own circuits, adding text and images as you go. All of the circuits you design simulate just like in real life, letting you experiment with electricity in a safe and enjoyable way.
This company is recommended if you are looking for computer software to help with Physics and Chemistry.

Electricity & Magnetism at HK Science Museum
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Science/emg/index.html
An electricity and magnetism gallery at the Hong Kong Science Museum.

Surfnetkids
http://www.surfnetkids.com/electric.htm
Some useful links ..... including electric cars and electric motors (build your own)

Electrical Safety Across the Curriculum Multi Level 5-12yr olds
http://www.teachingonline.org/unit4.html
If It Can Heat You It Can Hurt You

Circuits and conductors
http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/science/sci4f
This unit builds on children's previous practical experience of making circuits and extends their understanding of circuits, conductors and insulators and the need for a complete circuit in order for a device to work. Children are introduced to ways in which they can vary the current in a circuit. Experimental and investigative work focuses on: using ideas about circuits to construct circuits and investigate how they work using results to draw conclusions.

Changing circuits (short unit)
http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/science/sci6g
This unit is designed to revise concepts to which children have been introduced in Year 2 and Year 4. The unit consolidates children's knowledge of materials which are electrical conductors, extends understanding of ways in which the brightness of bulbs or speed of motors in a circuit can be changed and develops children's understanding of the value of using conventional symbols for communication. This unit provides opportunities for children to carry out a complete investigation relating to electric circuits. Work in this unit also offers opportunities for relating knowledge and understanding of electricity to familiar phenomena. This unit takes approximately 6 hours.

Magnets and springs
http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/science/sci3e
This unit gives children experience of forces, including attraction and repulsion between magnets, compression and stretching of springs and stretching of elastic bands. They learn that these forces have direction and can vary in size. They also learn which materials are attracted to magnets. Experimental and investigative work focuses on: making simple predictions planning what evidence to collect interpreting evidence and using it to draw conclusions. Work in this unit also offers many opportunities to relate science to everyday things eg magnets for toys and household appliances, and to discuss sorting materials for recycling. This unit takes approximately 9 hours.