Electricity

=Electricity =



Click on the following links to go to electricity interactives (compliments of [|Learning Science])

[|Balloons and Static Electricity]

[|Changing Circuits]

[|Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits]

[|The Electricity Book]

[|KCPL Kids]

[|Virtual Power Plant Tour]

Play the video below to see pictures of some of the work that an electrician does (Miss Hinkel's dad!) The following is a description of the project that these pictures are from: They were taken at the Lakehurst Naval Base and represent the ongoing construction of the prototype land based catapult system that is being developed for use on the new series of aircraft carriers scheduled for delivery in the year 2012. This system is powered by high energy electromagnets that pull the aircraft along the deck of the aircraft in order to gain sufficient speed for launch. The current aircraft carriers use a steam type of catapult which is being phased out in favor of this new system. The old steam catapults were designed back in the 1940’s and are not environmentally friendly due to the fact that when the steam is released to launch the aircraft, oil is mixed with it and ends up being spilled into the ocean. Also, the new electromagnetic system is much stronger and will accelerate an aircraft from 0 to 256 knots (approx 300 mph) in about 2.5 seconds. media type="file" key="root.wmv"