DEVELOPED AS A PART OF A CURRICULUM PROJECT, DESCRIBED IN VT 004 454, TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN BASIC PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS OF MECHANICS AND TECHNOLOGY, THIS MANUAL PROVIDES TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO EIGHT LABORATORY EXERCISES TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPERATION OF BASIC MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES. EXERCISES COVER (11) MAGNETISM, (12) MAGNET CONSTRUCTION, (13) SIMPLE CIRCUITS, (14) SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS, (15) THREE-WAY SWITCHES, (16) ALTERNATING AND DIRECT CURRENT, (17) A SIMPLE AMPLIFIER AND RADIO, AND (18) A SIMPLE RADIO TRANSMITTER. THE FIRST 10 EXERCISES ARE IN VT 004 470. INSTRUCTOR SUGGESTIONS, ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS, A PLAN OF PROCEDURE FOR EACH EXERCISE, AND EQUIPMENT LISTS ARE INCLUDED. THE TEACHER'S MATERIAL IS ON YELLOW PAGES, THE STUDENT'S ON BLUE. THIS DOCUMENT IS MIMEOGRAPHED AND LOOSELEAF. OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS ARE VT 004 455 THROUGH VT 004 470. (EM)