Electricity

What Is Electricity?A form of energy made up of charges that can produce light, heat, or motion

Kinds of ElectricityStaticAn electric charge that collects or builds up on the surface of an objectExamplesShockingLighteningCurrentThe flow of electric charges carried through a material such as wire or other conductorsExamplesPower linesComputersAppliances

Conductors and InsulatorsConductorsAny material that allows electric charges to move through itExamples:Metals (esp. copper)Your bodyElectric wiresInsulatorsMaterials that do not allow electric charges to flow freely through themExamples:WoodGlassRubber

Lightningkills more than 60 people injures more than 400 people a year in the USone mile every five seconds about 50,000 F

Limit Exposure

Do NowWrite a paragraph about the cartoon. Tell what he is trying to do. Will it work and why? What do you think will happen? Use the following words, static electricity, lightning, electrons, positive and negative charges.

ElectricityKnow what it isKnow the different kindsKnow about the different kinds of circuitsKnow about conductors and insulators

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