Name: _________________________________

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Electricity
1. Electricity is the flow of
______________________________

2. Electrons flow around a ________________, a term that

means _________________________

3. (Pause at 1:35) Draw a picture of a circuit: include a

battery, a switch and a lightbulb

4. The flow of electrons is like the flow of

________________

5. The flow of electrons (electricity) allows us to do

_____________ (make things go)

6. Which two scientists figured out how to make

electricity in 1831? -
__________________________________________ from
Name: _________________________________

Britain and _______________________________________

from the US

7. Remember that electricity is the flow of

________________, and they can jump from atom to
atom. ____________________ circle around an
___________ and can jump from one atom to another.

8. Electricity will flow through things that are

______________, but not through things that are
_____________ or _______________

9. Things that let electricity go through them are called

________________, things that dont are called
______________, and something that lets some
electrons go through, but not all are called
_______________ .

10. Circuits have ______________ and ____________ .

11. The pressure in electrical circuits is called

_______________. The higher the voltage, the more the
electrons want to jump.

12. The number of electrons flowing through a

circuit is called ___________________ or ___________.
This is like the amount of water coming out of the
water fountain.

13. The combination of ____________ and _________

are called _________________ .
Name: _________________________________

14. Electrons are pushed by chemical reactions, like

in ____________________.

15. Batteries have a rod through them, surrounded

by a can. The can is filled with
_______________________. These make electricity flow
from one end to the other. When the chemicals are
used up, the batteries die.
Draw a picture of a battery and label the rod, can
and chemicals.

16. The South American Electric Eel makes about

800 _____ and 1.5 ________.
17. There are two kinds of electricity. There is DC,
__________ current, or AC, ____________________
current.

18. A photovoltaic cell is used to make electricity

from the ____
19. ________________ are used to open or close a
circuit (turn on or turn off)
Name: _________________________________

20. Currentin batteries are ______________ current, but

the current in you wall plugs are _________________
current (answer in the song)