As its name suggests, the purpose daylight savings time (changing the time) is to make better use of daylight and there…

A hurricane is a powerful, whirling storm that starts over tropical oceans.  Hurricanes can also be called typhoo…

What is a tornado? The weather can sometimes be very dangerous. Violent storms can create fierce, twisting winds …

Lightning is a giant spark of electricity in the sky.  During a storm, strong winds blow the tiny particles of du…

Despite their dramatic behavior, thunderstorms are the smallest of the different kinds of storms. They average aro…

Have you ever stood outside during a bad storm and seen a sudden flash light up the sky?  That was probably lightni…

What is Dark Lightning? Researchers studying thunderstorms have made a surprising discovery: The lightning we see w…

A transformer can make an electric current smaller or larger. As an electric current flows along the wires from a pow…

You can make a bulb light up by using two wires to join it to a battery.  The bulb lights up because an electric c…

Do you know how water gets to the faucets on your kitchen sink? It comes through pipes. Pipes let water flow in th…

Interesting Facts About the Sun Every morning the sun rises, bringing light and warmth to our world. It is daytime. …

How does a light bulb work - for kids? Have you ever looked closely at an ordinary electric light bulb? Hold it car…

Nuclear power stations use a radioactive material called uranium as an energy source to make electricity. Radioactive …

Dead animals and plants rot and decay. In swampy areas, for example, dead plants fall into the water. As they decay, th…

The Geothermal energy is renewable, clean and sustainable energy generated from the Earth’s heat, which is constantly r…

Do you know what it is like at the center of the earth? It is very, very hot. The temperature is thought to be about…

Have you ever watched the sea during a storm? The waves crash down with enormous energy. Sometimes they are strong e…

The wind has been a source of energy for thousands of years. Before the development of the steam engine, most ships rel…

More energy reaches earth from the sun than could be converted by millions of power stations. The sun’s energy costs n…

Did you know that a power station can produce electricity without burning coal or oil, and without using nuclear fuel? …