In this Form 2 (grade 4-6) study guide, students will be introduced to what electricity is, how it is generated, how it flows through wires, and how it is harnessed in our homes and engines.

The study guide includes reading assignments from the spine text, narration prompts, and open discussion questions. Experiments related to the reading are also included. Optional supplemental activities, such as current events, videos, and article suggestions when there is time, are also included. Finally, you will find a link to an exam for each course in the introductory material.

Pages: 73
Prerequisites: none

Spine Text

This study guide accompanies the living book The First Book of Electricity by Sam and Beryl Epstein (Living Library Press, 2019, ISBN: 0578582392), which must be purchased separately.

74 pages
Reading Level: 4-6 grade
Prerequisites: none

Sam and Beryl Epstein were wed in 1938 and spent their whole married life writing together. They both brought many things to their partnership which helped them to make a great team. Beryl had been a journalist and an editor and Sam was formerly a science editor and editorial consultant in the department of microbiology at Rutgers University. They were both passionate researchers with a great deal of curiosity and loved to write about scientists, explorers, and other pioneers and show how scientific discoveries affected historical events.

They were well suited for writing books for “The First Book of…” series, known for helping younger readers in developing a scientific outlook toward their world. Altogether the duo wrote more than 150 books. —Michele Jahncke (source)

Other Necessary Items to Complement This Course

Review the Supply List for this course.
Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock

Schedule:

This study guide includes 33 morning lessons, three per week, each requiring approximately 20-30 minutes. Each week will include the following science lessons:

Weekly Lesson 1: Nature Lore
Weekly Lesson 2: Natural History Science Reading and sometimes an activity
Weekly Lesson 3: Special Studies Reading or Natural History Activity

Other necessary science and nature study should be done during afternoons or evenings, and may include the following:

Daily work outside exploring and investigating, making notes or drawings of their observations. Due to the subject matter of this study guide, some of this daily work will need to be done after sunset.
Additional reading on this science topic and nature topics according to individual desire and interest.

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