Library Connection<strong>Electricity</strong> Book Reviews, continuedFlicker, Flash by Joan BransfieldGraham, 1999, Houghton MifflinIt could be the flicker of acandle or a flash of lightning. Itcould be Edison's light bulb or abright spotlight. Or evensomething as small as arefrigerator light or as large as alighthouse. Experience theseFlicker, Flash concrete poemsand then create your owncollection.The Lightbulb by Joseph Wallace,1999, AtheneumCandles, oil lamps, and firesall provided light before ThomasAlva Edison invented the lightbulb. Now you can go to a storeand discover a whole variety ofbulbs. There are halogen, CFL(compact fluorescent) LED (lightemittingdiode), incandescent,and more. Learn all aboutEdison's invention and see howfar we've come.Dr. Richwine has been a curriculumdirector and an associate professor atGeorgian Court University.PonderIf you were going to writea book about electricity,which topics would youinclude?Answers to What Do You Knowabout <strong>Electricity</strong>, p. 15l. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B6. A 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. AAnswers to Calculate kWH, page181. 1.2 kWH2. 1.44 kWH3. a. 43.2 kWHb. 525.6 kWHAnswers to Challenge, page 181. 480 W2. 14400 W14.4 kWH3. $1.44 per month$17.28 per yearReading TipReading isn’t the firstthing students orteachers think aboutwhen they think about science.Perhaps that’s a good thing sincescience is such a hands-onsubject.But science is a languageintensivearea of study. It isfilled with difficult andspecialized vocabulary that somestudents find challenging. Tofully understand scienceconcepts, students mustunderstand the vocabulary thatdefines them.So when we approach howwe will teach a new scienceconcept, we need to keepvocabulary high on our “to do”list so we can be assured thatstudents will able to not only dothe experiments and activities butthey will also be able to explainthe concept using the correctvocabulary.Answers to Word Ladder, p. 23bulb, bull, hull, hill, hilt, silt, salt,malt, molt, voltPurchaseLibrary Connection BooksGo to the Library Connection section of the <strong>Spigot</strong> web site and youwill be able to purchase books that are reviewed in this and all issues of<strong>Spigot</strong> <strong>Science</strong>. Just log in, go to the Library Connection, and click onthe book you want.<strong>Spigot</strong> <strong>Science</strong> - http://www.spigotscience.com 34 <strong>Electricity</strong>
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