Videos and Classroom Presentation Materials
CVEA maintains a selection of videos, workbooks, and informational materials for local classroom and/or meeting use. Materials are written for target audiences. The majority of materials available are for the elementary school age child. If you are a member located within our service area and have interest in acquiring electric safety information or borrowing a video for presentation, please contact Sharon Crisp at 822-3211 or 835-4301 or send a message via the "Feedback" page on this web site.
Safety and Electrical Awareness Videos
- Electric Safety from A to Zap - Grades K-3 - Kids pay attention to this engaging, animated video. Millions of young viewers have loved learning about electrical safety from their favorite cat and mouse team. (Booklets available)
- Where the Little Light Bulb Gets Its Juice - Grades K-3 - Youngsters learn how electricity is generated and transmitted as they watch this engaging, animated video. A perennial favorite.
- Louie the Lightening Bug: Play It Safe Around Electricity - Grades K-2- Designed to help children understand how to be safe around electricity while at play.
- Matter and Energy for Beginners: Electricity - A 15-minute video designed to make physical science more accessible to young people. It's a mystery with Investigator Alligator. He solves the mystery by gathering information and making inferences from his observations. In doing so, he discovers, with the help of his friend Mr. E, that with a little experimentation and a little messing around, a lot of questions can be answered.
- Electrical Safety - Grades 4-8 - 12-minute video that promotes a healthy respect for an extremely useful but taken-for-granted everyday aid, electricity. To gain this respect through knowledge of its potential hazards, limitations, and common mistakes. This film is organized around five rules for using electricity safely. After each rule, the film presents a series of examples showing common mistakes and then demonstrates proper usage.
Workbooks for Students
- Let's Explore Electricity - Grades 4-6 - Creative puzzles and word games explain what electricity is, how it's made and delivered to homes, and how to use it wisely and safely.
- The Shocking Truth - Grades 5-8 - Inspire students' interest in electrical safety with this outstanding discovery workbook. Teaches how to assess risk and avoid accidents. Presenters and teachers can access the online site by going to: www.culverco.com/interactive
- Electric Safety from A to Zap - Grades K-3 - Count on the A to Zap cat and mouse team to deliver a powerful safety lesson to early readers. Challenging puzzles, mazes, and word games engage active minds. (Video available)
- Let's Learn About Electricity ; A Coloring and Activity Booklet - Grades 1-3 - What is electricity? Where does it come from? How does it help us? Is it dangerous? Kids discover the answers to all of these questions--and more--when they solve the puzzles in this fun-filled activities book.
- Where the Little Light Bulb Gets Its Juice - Grades K-3 - Creative word games and fun puzzles reinforce the information contained in The Little Light Bulb booklet and video. Children enjoy learning about the various ways electricity is produced.
- Willie Wiredhand Activity Book - Grades 2-4 - This book is designed to help children become familiar with rural electric systems and street safety for their own protection. Colored pencils may also be provided.
Informational Booklets
CVEA has a wide variety of informational booklets and brochures designed to help readers understand electrical safety inside and outside of the home as well as provide information regarding energy efficiency.