Safety
When it does not have a light bulb, you should never touch this.
What is a light socket?
This type of rock is a magnet.
What is a lodestone?
A type of energy in which small particles (electrons) move through a device.
What is electricity?
Materials like plastic, wood and rubber
What is an insulator?
Anything an electrical current can pass through easily.
What is conductor?
Materials you should never stick in a plug in.
What are metals (such as forks, knives)?
This happens when you put the north pole of one magnet towards the south pole of another magnet.
What is they attract?
Where the current flows from the battery through an electrical device providing power, and returning back to the battery.
What is a closed circuit?
This experiment uses a wire, power source and a light
What is a simple circuit?
A path for an electric current.
What is a circuit?
You should never use this while taking a bath.
What are anything that is plugged in (for example a radio)?
Name a type of metal that can be magnetized?
What is iron or nickle?
Electrons on the surface of the balloon.
What is static electricity?
To make a device which will pick up magnetic materials.
What is an electromagnet?
A flow of electricity.
What is a current?
You should never use this while you are watering the lawn.
What is an electric lawn mower?
The 3 things you need to make an electromagnet.
What are a battery, wire and iron nail?
Electricity can be changed (converted) into other useful forms of energy by ___________.
What is an electrical device?
We learned how to draw symbols to demonstrate this experiment.
What is making open and closed circuits?
Materials that will break in the event of a power surge in electricity
What is a fuse?
You should never fly this when you are near an electrical post.
What is a kite?
The invisible power surrounding a magnet.
What are magnetic fields?
AC and DC stand for _______ ______ and ________ ______ .
What is alternating and direct current?
When your hair stands up on your head the individual hairs must have the _______ electric charge to stay standing up
What is same electric charges?
An electrical component which slows electron flow.
What is a resistor?