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Electricity

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Safety with Electricity

 Why shouldn't you put something on top of an electrical cord?

 Your toast is stuck inside the toaster and you can't get it out. What should you do?

 What 2 things could happen if you stick something that doesn't belong into a power point?

Types of Energy

 What fuel is used in the following types of energy. (e.g. windmills use the wind to create energy)

 Hydro Nuclear

Solar Geothermal
Fossil Fuels

 Coal, oil and natural gas are fossil fuels.

 Why are they called fossil fuels?

 Solar, geothermal, wind, and hydro energy are all renewable sources of energy. 

Why are they called renewable?

 

Experiments

1. Static Electricity.

Comb your hair with a comb. Place the comb next to some small pieces of paper and the paper should be attracted to the comb. 

What is collected by the comb that makes the paper move?

What charge do the electrons have?

2. Circuits

Use The Blobz Guide to answer these questions

  1. What is an electrical circuit?

  2. What 2 power sources can power a circuit?

  3. List 3 things that are conductors.

  4. List 3 things that are insulators.

 

 

 
 

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