Electricity

​Today we will make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

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Draw

Draw a natural form of electricity.

What is electricity?

Electricity is a form of power that is produced by the movement of electrons. Static, electricity and lightning, are natural forms of electricity, and they occur when electrons jump from one object to another.

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Multiple Choice

What causes electricity?

• The nucleus of an atom

• Moving neutrons

• Moving protons

• Moving electrons

Multiple Choice

What type of charge do electrons have?

• Negative charge

• Positive charge

• No charge

Multiple Choice

What reaction can you expect when electrons hop from the atoms in one object to the atoms in another?

• A thermal reaction

• An electric reaction

• A solar reaction

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of electricity that is created by nature?

• Wind turbines

• Socks in the dryer

• A flashlight

• Lightning

Multiple Choice

What happens when you walk across the room and your shoes? Rub against the carpet?

• Protons move from your shoes to the carpet, giving the carpet a positive charge.

• Your shoes stick to the carpet.

• Electrons hop from the carpet to your shoes, creating static electricity.

• Nothing.

Multiple Choice

What causes your hair to stand up when you take off a winter hat?

• Negative charges repelling each other

• Negative charges attracting the positive charges

• Positive charges attract each other

Multiple Choice

What type of electricity occurs when you rub a balloon on your sweater?

• Neutral electricity

• Thermal electricity

• Static electricity

​Today we observed that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

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Open Ended

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