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Welcome!
Thank you for participating in PG&E's Safe
Kids Adventure Program. This web page contains supplementary
teacher materials to help you use the booklets most effectively in class.
Simply click on and download the pre/post tests or the teacher's guides
that correspond to the booklets you will be using. Use the pre/post tests
to assess students' knowledge of electricity and natural gas before and
after your lesson.
You will receive a copy of the teacher's guide with your Safe
Kids Adventure Program order, but you can also download
it here should you need it. The guide offers additional insight into the
information in the booklets, provides answers for the quizzes, activities,
and experiments, and suggests ways to make the lessons engaging.
Again, PG&E sincerely thanks you for participating in the Safe
Kids Adventure Program. Across northern and central California,
more than 700,000 students are learning how to live, work, and play safely
around electricity and natural gas thanks to teachers like you.
P.S. To order additional booklets, click
here.
Elementary Grades
Aunt Sarah and the Amazing Power, Electricity and Natural
Gas, Grades K-2
La tia Sara y la energia asombrosa, Grades K-2
Let's Learn About Electrical Safety Outdoors, Grades 1-3
Electric and Natural Gas Safety and You, Grades 2-3
Stay Safe Around Electricity and Natural Gas, Grades
3-4
Seguridad con la electricidad, Grades 3-4
Experiments to Explore Electricity, Grades 3-6
Electrical and Natural Gas Safety World, Grades 4-6
Mundo de seguridad de la electricidad, Grades 4-6
The Shocking Truth About Electrical and Natural Gas Safety,
Grades 5-6
Zap! Magazine, Electricity and Natural Gas, Grades 5-6
Middle School Grades
Don't Get Zapped! Electricity and Natural Gas, Grades
6-8
Science & Safety of Electricity & Natural Gas, Grades
6-8
It's A Wired World, Grades 6-8
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Aunt Sarah and the Amazing Power,
Electricity and Natural Gas, Grades K-2
A kid-appealing tale about three lovable kittens introduces early readers to the benefits of electricity and age-appropriate safety basics. Activities following the story reinforce natural gas and electric safety. The handy, kid-friendly size makes this book perfect for reading groups and to take home to read to parents, siblings, and friends. #36310
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La tia Sara y la energia asombrosa (Aunt Sarah and the Amazing Power, Electricity and Natural Gas), Grades K-2
This beautifully illustrated storybook about electrical and natural gas safety tells a tale about three lovable kittens and their Aunt Sarah, and introduces the benefits of electricity and natural gas.
To download a teacher's guide for this title in English, click here.
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Let's Learn About Electrical Safety Outdoors, Grades 1-3
In this bright and whimsical book, Papa Bear and Sophie Bear take students (early readers) on a tour around the home, neighborhood and town in order to learn how to stay safe around electric utilities. Your students will have fun learning about safety outlets, power lines, transformers and substations through word games, coloring pages and puzzles! #36955
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Electric and Natural Gas Safety and You, Grades 2-3
Children enjoy learning safety around electricity and natural gas from two savvy cats, Sniff and Zap. Eye-catching, simple page layouts allow little ones to absorb information readily and to focus on one key safety issue at a time. #36315
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Stay Safe Around Electricity and Natural Gas, Grades 3-4
With children home alone, you want them informed about safety. In this book, we combined essential electrical and natural gas safety basics. And we made learning fun, with challenging puzzles and age-appropriate word games. #36320
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Seguridad con la electricidad
(Stay Safe Around Electricity), Grades 3-4
Best-selling electrical workbook boosts the effectiveness of hazard educational tool presentations. Covers electrical safety at substations, power lines, transformers, wiring, and appliances. Includes home safety audit for children to complete with parents. Perfect for bilingual classrooms and Spanish speakers. #36325
To download a teacher's guide for this title in English, click here.
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Experiments to Explore Electricity , Grades 3-6
This activity booklet details where electricity comes from and includes six simple experiments to learn about circuits, switches, electromagnets, and conductors of electricity. #36610
To download a teacher's guide for this title in English, click here.
To download a pre/post test, click here.
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Electrical and Natural Gas Safety World, Grades 4-6
This engaging safety publication features science experiments, puzzles, personal testimony, and hands-on learning activities about electricity and natural gas. #36370
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Mundo de seguridad de la electricidad
(Electrical Safety World), Grades 4-6
A magazine-style activity and experiment booklet which teaches mandated science concepts while powerfully reinforcing electrical safety messages. Topics include how electricity is made, renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, indoor and outdoor electrical safety tips, and how to respond in electrical emergencies, in Spanish. #36460
To download a teacher's guide for this title in English, click here.
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The Shocking Truth About Electrical and Natural Gas Safety, Grades 5-6
Inspire students' interest in electrical and natural gas safety with this outstanding discovery workbook. Teaches how to assess risk and avoid accidents. #36330
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Zap! Magazine, Electricity and Natural Gas, Grades 5-6
Kids learn all about electric and natural gas safety through exciting stories, colorful graphics, real-life testimonials, and fun activities in a magazine-style activity book. Discover how a circus keeps fans electrified but safe. Go undersea to hunt for sunken treasure, protected by GFCIs. Find out how natural gas is distributed, too! #36340
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Don't Get Zapped!, Electricity and Natural Gas, Grades 6-8
Developed with the assistance of middle school teachers, the articles in this book tie into science curriculum. Students learn about Olympic 2000 kayaker Cliff Meidl who was severely injured in a power line/jackhammer contact. They can also experiment in the classroom, getting them thinking about electrical and natural gas safety. #36355
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Science & Safety of Electricity & Natural Gas, Grades 6-8
Students get to explore the science of electricity and natural gas by completing experiments and activities. Inspired by middle school students and teachers, this magazine-style workbook helps take the mystery out of electricity and natural gas. Students will learn to "do the right thing" when it comes to safety. #36345
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It's A Wired World, Grades 6-8
Working in teams, students construct safe circuits and in the process learn how to stay safe. Activities meet National Science Education Standards. #36605
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