伯内特、科恩编著的这本《我们身边的电学与电子学知识（英汉对照双语读物）》提供了8个部分的实验项目：电磁力、静电、电流、电动机与发电机、电阻器和电容器、电的产生、固体电子学和射频能量。书中介绍的一些科学概念，对学生们理解更深奥的科学原理会有很大帮助，所设置的科技活动将会开发学生的科学研究技能，而这些技能是我们这个繁杂的社会所必不可少的。

PROJECT

实验项目

SECTION 1：ELECTRomGNETIC FORCES

第一部分 电磁力

 1—1 Attractive Force Relationship of wire turns to attraction in electromagnet

吸引力 线圈圈数和电磁铁吸引力的关系

 1—2 Filed Under Current Magnetic lines of flux and magnet’s DC polarity

在电流的引导下排列 磁力线及磁铁的直流极性

 1—3 Short Stop in a Magnetic Field Electrical insulators not necessarily magnetic insulators

磁场的中断 电绝缘体不一定是磁绝缘体

 1—4 Rust in Pieces Comparing magnetic properties of iron and rust

锈迹斑斑 铁和铁锈的磁性比较

 1—5 Directional Flux Inducing current using south or north magnetic poles

有方向的磁力线 利用磁南极或磁北极来感应电流

 1—6 Stroke of Good Luck Inducing magnetism in iron by stroking with permanent magnet

划出好运 铁在永久磁铁划过时会感应出磁

 1—7 Don’t Lose Your Cool Magnetism loss due to heat

不要失去冷静 加热会丢失磁性

SECTION 2：STATIC ELETRITY

第二部分 静电

 2—1 Too Close for Comfort Static electricity on TV screens

离得太近并不舒适 电视机屏幕上的静电

 2—2 Snap，Crackle，Pop Detecting approaching thunderstorms

喀嚓，劈啪，砰叭 探测即将来临的大雷雨

 2—3 Too“Clothes”for Comfort Static electricity in clothing material

衣物也会引起麻烦 衣料中的静电

 2—4 Grounded Again Removing static charges in clothing by grounding

再次接地 通过接地来消除衣物上的静电

 2—5 Tea for Two Electrostatc generation(Van de Graaff generator)

给两个人沏茶 静电的产生（范德格拉夫静电发生器）

 2—6 Static North Pole Magnetic properties of static electrons

静电北极 静电子的磁性能

SECTION 3：CURRENT FLOW

第三部分 电流

 3—1 Volts and Amps Understanding the concepts of voltage and amperage

伏特和安培 了解伏特和安培的概念

 3—2 Wet-Cell Battery Testing electrolytes to make wet-cell batteries

湿电池 对制作湿电池的电解液进行测试

 3—3 After the Warm．Up The effect of temperature on battery life

加温之后 温度对电池寿命的影响

 3—4 Keeps On Keeping On Comparing popular brands of batteries

继续坚持下去 对常用品牌的电池进行比较

 3—5 live-Wire Wood Insulators become conductors under certain conditions-

能导电的木头 在一定条件下绝缘体可以变成导体

 3—6 The Match Box Series circuit becomes teaching aid for other subjects

知识竞赛显示箱 串联电路可成为其他学科的教具

 3—7 Current Event Fuses protect from excess current flow

电流事故 保险丝可以防止电流过大

SECTION 4：ELEClIROMECHANICAL DEVICES，MOTORS

第四部分 电动机械装置。电动机

 4—1 All Coiled Up Effect on current flow by magnet moving past a coil

密绕线圈 磁铁移过线圈对电流的影响

 4—2 Marvelous Magnetic Measurer Detecting magnetism

神奇的磁测量仪磁性的测量

 4—3 Currently Set Up Magnetic induction

通用实验装置电磁感应

 4—4 Double Throw to Second Base Relays to remotely control other circuits

双掷二级控制遥控其他电路的继电器

 4—5 Motoring Your Generator Motors are the opposite of generators

用电动机驱动你的发电机电动机是发电机的反向运用

SECTION 5：PESIsTANCE AND CAPAC：ITANCE

第五部分 电阻和电容

 5—1 Wired to Melt Resistance in wire can produce heat

接上导线来融化蜡烛 导线中的电阻可以产生热

 5—2 Two Kinds of Sharing Comparing resistors in series and parallel

两种分配 电阻器串联和并联的比较

 5—3 Brown Out Power loss in electric transmission lines

灯火管制 输电线路上的电能损耗

 5—4 Secret Resistance Determining resistance by indirect measurement and computation

神秘的电阻 通过间接测量和计算来确定电阻值

 5—5 Red Hot Stop Thermistor resistors

赤热便停机 热敏电阻器

 5—6 Divide and Conquer Voltage divider circuits

分而治之 分压电路

 5—7 Charge It! Charging time in a resistive／capacitive circuit

给电容器充电! 电阻／电容性电路的充电时间

SECTION 6：GENERATING ELECIRICrIY

第六部分发电

 6—1 A Salt and Battery Determining peak power from wet-cell battery as load is applied

盐和电池测定加有负载时湿电池的峰值功率

 6—2 Idaho Electric Company Electrolytes in potatoes

爱达荷电力公司土豆中的电解液

 6—3 Lighten-Up Solar cells

亮起来太阳能电池

 6—4 Niagara Sink Hydroelectric power

尼亚加拉水池水力发电

 6—5 Threshold of Light Using calculator’s solar cells to measure light

光的门限值用计算器的太阳能电池来测量光

 6—6 Meter Made Periods of peak lisa of electric power in the home

电表的构成家庭用电的高峰期

SECTION 7：SOLID-TATE ELECTRONICS

第七部分 固体电子学

 7—1 One-Way Street Using LEDs to prove diodes establish directional current flow when AC source is supplied

单行道 用发光二极管证明当用交流电源供电时二极管可建立单向电流

 7—2 Cut the Sine in Half Speaker can detect diode’s ability to change wave form

把正弦波切去一半 扬声器可以检测到二极管改变波形的能力

 7—3 Blinky Working with an integrated circuit oscillator

闪烁 用集成电路制作振荡器

 7—4 Yes or No AND and OR computer logic circuits

是或非 计算机“与”和“或”逻辑电路

 1—5 Repulsive Attraction Using sound waves to repel insect pests

令人讨厌的吸引 利用声波来驱赶害虫

SECTION 8：RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGY

第八部分 射频能量

 8—1 Interference：Foiled Again! Atmospheric radio frequency noise generated by electrical devices around the home

干扰：再次生效! 家庭各处电气设备所产生的空间射频噪声

 8—2 Only Way Out Limiting the direction of radio-frequency radiation

惟一的输出口 限制射频辐射的方向

 8—3 Out of Sight Affecting the range of radio waves

视野以外对无线电波范围的影响

APPENDIX：SCHEMATIC SYMBOLS FOR COMMON ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

附录：常用电子元器件的电路符号

GLOSSARY

科学术语