A ten-minute animated video will be shown, and "Louie the Lightning Bug" will make a live appearance for all grades. Electrical safety will be addressed and will include: flying kites, safety inside and outside the home, storms, etc.

Live Line Safety Demonstration
(Third grade and up):
Northeastern’s Live Line table top display demonstrates electrical safety in and around the home. Topics such as how electricity is made, where it comes from, and how it works are addressed in the presentation. This is an interactive presentation and normally ranges from 45 minutes to one hour. Questions from the students are welcome.

Call Northeastern to set up Live Line demonstrations or a visit from "Louie" for your school or group, or email us.

Safe Electricity
Safe Electricity is a multi-media public awareness program designed to provide information to consumers and compliment the safety-education activities of utilities and educators. Safe Electricity provides life-saving information through many venues, including radio and television public services announcements, news releases and articles and its comprehensive web site. Safe Electricity has received national recognition for the quality and scope of its programs and services.

Safe Electricity was founded in 2001 by the Illinois Electric Council, a not-for-profit educational organization of electric utilities, the University of Illinois, and other organizations dedicated to promoting electrical safety and efficiency.

Electrical Safety World
Electrical Safety World uses information, experiments, games, and activities to teach students the principles and practices of electrical safety. The site is geared for a range of interests and reading levels and can be used by students in elementary and middle school. (Non-readers will be able to play the games with adult assistance.) Click here to visit Electrical Safety World on Safe Electricity website.

The Electric Universe
The Electric Universe is a safety and educational site with sections designed for various groups: Louie's Space for grades 1 to 4, New Frontiers for grades 5 to 8, Mind Power for grades 9 to12, Teachers' Lounge for educators, Power Plus for adults, Time & Space is the calendar section, What's New in the Electric Universe, and About Us. Click here to visit the Electric Universe on Safe Electricity website.For more safety tips visit Safe Electricity.org.

Kids Korner
This delightful and educational site will teach you all you ever wanted to know about energy! Energy makes everything GO! Energy can heat and cool buildings. It can power our cars and make machines run. Energy is what makes electricity that lights our homes, businesses and schools. Click here to visit the Kids Korner website.