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Electricity Generation

These research suggestions and websites might help you with your research on how electricity is generated.

Subject headings, keywords
electricity, electrical generation, energy, power.

Dewey Numbers

333.79, 333.82, 531, 553, 536, 537, 600, 609, 662.
 

  Reference:
Britannica Encyclopedias, World Book Encyclopedias, Oxford Junior encyclopedias, Encarta,
Information file, Science encyclopaedias.

On-line databases and websites
On the Homepage, select EPIC database search. After you have put in your own login, login to Epic: darfieldhs, password: 22darfieldhs. 
Scroll down to Databases for yr 7-10 Students, then click "access database" when you reach Encyclopedia Britannica Online type in what you wish to research.  You have the option of primary or secondary level.

These websites have information on electrical generation.
http://powerscorecard.org/technologies.cfm electricity generating technologies
http://www.edfenergy.com/powerup/keystage3/out/page4.html diagrams
http://www.nzgeothermal.org.nz/geothermal_energy/electricity_generation.asp geothermal
http://www.genesisenergy.co.nz/genesis/ how power is generated
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_generation