Electricity
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Electricity Shocking!
What is Electricity? • Atoms • Made up of 3 small particles • P.E.N. • Proton • Electron • Neutron
Electricity • The flow of electrons.
Rules of Attraction • Opposites attract • Likes repel
What is Charge? • Example of electric charge • Balloon on someone’s head • Feet on carpet • Object becomes charged negatively and causes a discharge (shock)
Circuits • What is a circuit? • A closed path through which electricity flows. • 3 parts • Power Source (Battery) • Wire • Load (the thing you are powering)
Conductors vs. Insulators • Conductor or insulator? You decide • Balloon? • Pen top? • Jumbo Paper Clip? • Shell? • Wooden stick? • Nail? • Clipy Thingy?
Conductors vs. Insulators • Conductor • Allows electricity to move through it easily. • Insulator • Does not allow electricity to move through it easily
Circuits • Open • Closed
On the Quiz • Draw open and closed circuits. • 3 things in an atom, what their charges are, and where they are located. • Laws of attraction • Types of Energy (Tree and Umbrella) • L of C of E • Energy Transformations