ELECTRICITY
Electricity is energy that can create light, sound, and heat.
Electric energy is transported through electric charge. An example of electric charge is when you shock someone after rubbing your feet on a carpet.
This charge can be channeled using circuits, which move energy through paths that can turn on light bulbs, create noise, and even heat up a glass of water!
Objects that interrupt the flow of electric charge are called insulators, while objects that promote electric flow are called conductors.
One dramatic example of electricity is lightning! Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity by flying a kite in a lightning storm and was shocked by the lightning because he was holding the string!
Electric energy is transported through electric charge. An example of electric charge is when you shock someone after rubbing your feet on a carpet.
This charge can be channeled using circuits, which move energy through paths that can turn on light bulbs, create noise, and even heat up a glass of water!
Objects that interrupt the flow of electric charge are called insulators, while objects that promote electric flow are called conductors.
One dramatic example of electricity is lightning! Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity by flying a kite in a lightning storm and was shocked by the lightning because he was holding the string!