Motors and generators / by Grace Vail.
Material type: TextSeries: Electrified!Publication details: New York : Gareth Stevens Pub., c2013.Description: 24 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 1433984040 (library binding)
- 1433984059 (pbk.)
- 9781433984044 (library binding)
- 9781433984051 (pbk.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 621.46 V129 | Available | 33111007542323 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
We know motors and generators make things run, but we might not know how they work. It's not magic; it's science. Readers discover key concepts of electricity and magnetism and how they work together to power motors and generators. Readers will also learn what happens between the power plant and the light switch on their wall.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index.
Making it work -- Magnets make it move -- Electromagnets -- Keep it moving -- AC and DC -- Power up! -- Producing current -- Electricity on the go -- Working together.
Young readers discover key concepts of electricity and magnetism and how they work together to power motors and generators. They will also learn what happens between the power plant and the light switch on their wall.
"Levels: GR: O; DRA: 34"--P. [4] of cover.