The Case of the Electrical Mystery : Integration Suggestions

The Case of the Electrical Mystery includes four 15-minute segments. Below is one method of integrating the television broadcast, educator's guide, and web site.

Segment 1

• Students can take notes on each Get Up and Go session during the show by using the Get Up and Go worksheet found in the tree house's Research Rack under Research Tools.
• Students can also conduct research by using a web site called Lightning Detection from Space: A Lightning Primer found in the Research Rack inside the NASA book.
• Static Glow and other teacher demonstrations that will further students' knowledge of static electricity can be found under Activities/Worksheets.
• Use the online assessment worksheet, Parts of an Atom.

Segment 2

• Students can build a Solar Cooker to apply what they learned about solar energy in this segment of the show.
• Integrate mathematics and geography with To There and Back, an activity that has students calculate the distance to Niagara Falls from their hometown.
• Students can read a biography of the NASA Langley Electrical Engineer, Aerospace Technologist, Rick Walker or about Bruce Fisher, Senior Aerospace Engineer at NASA Langley Research Center. The Expert's Corner inside the tree house contains these interviews as well as others!

Segment 3

• Students can conduct their own exploration of simple circuits by going to Dr. D's Lab. A printable version of the Homemade Batteries activity is just a click away!
• Circuit Construction Exploration provides a classroom investigation of circuitry.
• Students can explore inside the tree house and visit the Media Zone to see a picture gallery of the tree house detectives. They can even download a NASA SCIence Files™ screensaver.

Segment 4

• Students can complete an Electricity Concept Map that illustrates the major concepts in The Case of the Electrical Mystery.
• Shocking Scientists provides students with a list of inventors that can easily be found by conducting an internet search.
• Challenge students to complete the online Problem-Based Learning Project, "Watt's" the Cost?: An Electrifying Problem. Students can sharpen their problem-solving skills, apply basic technology skills, and learn about Static Electricity, Circuitry, Electric Meter Reading, and Calculating Energy Consumption.