The Workbook was originally designed at the RADMASTE Centre, University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Teachers and students in any country can complete successfully a wide range of basic electricity experiments using the Microelectricity Kits that go with this Workbook.
All over the world, science educators declare that practical experiences are an essential part of learning science. However, in many countries these experiences are not provided in the majority of their primary and secondary schools. There are several reasons for this: cost, safety, waste disposal and teacher preparation. To help overcome these problems, Microchemistry Kits and Workbooks were designed by the RADMASTE Centre, in cooperation with UNESCO and IUPAC. They have been brought to the attention of educators in more than 40 countries, which has led to pilot projects, wider implementation in many of these countries and the motivation to extend work into other areas of science. This workbook now introduces microelectricity.
Nowadays everything is going 'micro' which of course means 'small'. This micro fever, ranges from computers and Hi-Tech equipments to laboratory equipment. Micro-things become more and more affordable, they are easy to carry and easy to store. In schools all over the world, micro-equipment invades the classrooms and changes the way of teaching and learning. Work with Microelectricity Workbooks and Kits and see why. We hope that teachers will improve and modify the experiments in the light of their experiences.
Advanced Learning Packages:
Microelectricity Experiences - Student Worksheets
Full Text; Table of Contents;
Chapter 1 – Electric Current and its effects
Chapter 2 – Current electricity: Rates, flows and loops
Chapter 3 – Electric Current: The modeling business
Chapter 4 – Electrical resistance and the Magnetic effect of Electric Current
Advanced Teaching Packages:
Microelectricity Experiences - Teachers Notes
Full text; Table of Contents;
Chapter 1 – Electric Current and its effects
Chapter 2 – Current electricity: Rates, flows and loops
Chapter 3 – Electric Current: Modeling, electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction
Chapter 4 – Electrical resistance and the Magnetic effect of Electric Current
UNESCO Coordination: Julia Hasler, Programme Specialist, SC/BES j.hasler@unesco.org Maria Liouliou, Project Coordinator, SC/BES, m.liouliou@unesco.org
Technical Partner: Beverly Bell, Executive Director, International Foundation for Science Education (IFSE), UNESCO-Associated Centre for Microscience Experiments,The RADMASTE Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, beverly.bell@wits.ac.za
