Water Power and Electricity

The Ginn Science topic book Water Power and Electricity is a 48 page information book for students aged 10 to 11 years, published in 1991. It describes two important kinds of energy: moving water which has been used to drive machines for hundreds of years; and electricity, which can be created by using moving water. It begins by providing examples, illustrated by full colour photographs, of striking examples of the power of moving water. It provides activities relating to the properties of water. The production of electricity from moving water is illustrated and other means of generating electricity are also described. Present and possible future uses of electricity envisaged at the time of publication are discussed.

Contents
Introduction
Water as a force
Water destroys:
• The destructive power of water
Poem
Water pressure
Water pressure toys:
• Activities making water pressure toys
Floating and sinking - Activities
The Plimsoll Iine
Walking on water
Water-wheels
Making water-wheels - Activities
Using the power of water
Poem
Electricity from water
Electricity:
• What is it and how is it made?
Generating the power:
• Energy sources for making electricity
Alternative energy sources:
• Power from the wind, the sea, the sun and the Earth
Getting electricity to your home
Battery power:
• Information and activities
Poems
Controlling electricity:
• Conductivity and switches
Conductors, insulators and switches - Activities
Michael Faraday:
• His work on electricity
Electric transport
Electricity - the future
Glossary and index

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