Electricity

What Is Electricity?
• A form of energy made
up of charges that can
produce light, heat, or
motion
 Kinds of Electricity
Static Current
• The flow of electric
• An electric charge charges carried
that collects or through a material
such as wire or other
builds up on the conductors
surface of an • Examples
object – Power lines
– Computers
• Examples
– Appliances
– Shocking
– Lightening
 Conductors and
Insulators
Conductors Insulators
• Any material that • Materials that do
allows electric not allow
charges to move electric charges
through it to flow freely
• Examples: through them
– Metals (esp. • Examples:
copper) – Wood
– Your body – Glass
– Electric wires – Rubber
 Lightning
• kills more • one mile every
than 60 five seconds
people • about 50,000 F
• injures more
than 400
people a year
in the US
Limit Exposure
 Do Now
Write a paragraph
about the cartoon. Tell
what he is trying to do.
Will it work and why?
What do you think will
happen? Use the
following words, static
electricity, lightning,
electrons, positive and
negative charges.
Electricity
 Know what it is
 Know the different
kinds
 Know about the
different kinds of
circuits
 Know about
conductors and
insulators
The End