Electricity
Electricity
Electricity• Electricity is very important in our lives.• We would find it very hard to do without it. • There are so many things in our homes that
are powered by electricity that we have begun to depend on them.
• Imagine you woke up this morning and had no electricity.
Machines working with electricity are called :
Electric
Static and current electricity
Current electricity comes from:
• 1-Main electricity (Outlets in the wall)
• 2-Batteries
Main Electricity
• Most of the large machines in our home are powered by Main Electricity.
• Main Electricity comes from outlets in the wall
Some machines work by main electricity
Batteries
• Some machines work with batteries which have electricity inside
Some machines work by batteries
Important terms
Power plant
• Is a place for making the electricity
Socket
• An electrical outlet
Plug
• Used to connect the machine to the socket to get electricity
Wire Flexible rod of metal
Current electricity’s energy can be changed to
1-heat2-light
3-sound4-movement
Can you think up some examples for each type of energy?
Heat Energy
Light Energy
Sound Energy
Movement Energy
Safety rules
Water and electricity don’t mix
Never put too many plugs in one socket
The circuit parts
Battery = cell
Switches