BY VICTORIA G CHRISTENSEN LERNER PUBLICATIONS MINNEAPOLIS
For my family Bryan Brooke Jesse and Claire Thanks for picking up the loose ends while I write V C
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 CHAPTER ONE SHOCKING ELECTRICITY 6 CHAPTER TWO LIGHTNING STRIKES 12 CHAPTER THREE WATER AS A CONDUCTOR 16 CHAPTER FOUR METALS AND GRAPHITE 19 CHAPTER FIVE SEMICONDUCTORS 24 CHAPTER SIX SUPERCONDUCTORS 29 EXPERIMENT CONDUCTOR OR INSULATOR 34 Solve It Answer Key 35 Glossary 36 Selected Bibliography 37 Further Information 38 Index 39
