Sam’s electricity Sam’s electricity presentationpresentation

by: Sam Dby: Sam D

What is Electricity?What is Electricity?

Electricity-electricity is Electricity-electricity is a natural resource a natural resource that gives items that gives items energy to light up.energy to light up.

How was it How was it discovered? It was discovered? It was discovered when Ben discovered when Ben Franklin captured it in Franklin captured it in a bottle.a bottle.

Insert a picture of who Insert a picture of who invented it.invented it.

Types of ElectricityTypes of Electricity

Static electricity: It is when two items are rubbed Static electricity: It is when two items are rubbed together to cause friction.together to cause friction.

Current electricity: It is produced by moving Current electricity: It is produced by moving electrons and it has to flow through a conductor electrons and it has to flow through a conductor like copper wire.like copper wire.

Solar electricity: It is produced by taking in sunlight Solar electricity: It is produced by taking in sunlight and converting it into energy.and converting it into energy.

How does it travel?How does it travel?

Electricity travels to Electricity travels to your home by going your home by going through the power through the power lines that you see lines that you see every day. Once it every day. Once it gets to your home it gets to your home it travels through travels through circuits which are circuits which are controlled by a controlled by a circuit breaker in circuit breaker in your home.your home.

The MetreThe Metre

How is electricity is How is electricity is measured?: in volts & measured?: in volts & amps. Explain how the amps. Explain how the electrical metre works: electrical metre works: It works by measuring It works by measuring the amount of the amount of electricity used in your electricity used in your home. It also home. It also measures how far the measures how far the electricity will go.electricity will go.

Potential DangersPotential Dangers

Socket catches on Socket catches on fire. fire.

Wire gets sliced.Wire gets sliced. Technical malfunction Technical malfunction

with the electricity with the electricity wires.wires.

Socket catches on fireSocket catches on fire

Someone gets Someone gets shockedshocked

Don’t put wet objects Don’t put wet objects near a circuit outlet.near a circuit outlet.

Don’t play with Don’t play with scissors or knives near scissors or knives near a lamp cord.a lamp cord.

Don’t play with the Don’t play with the circuit breakercircuit breaker

don’t play with don’t play with matches near a socket matches near a socket

Don’t stick your finger Don’t stick your finger in a socketin a socket

Making your house safeMaking your house safe

Don’t dig in your yard Don’t dig in your yard because there might because there might be a electric cordbe a electric cord

Don’t stick anything Don’t stick anything in a socketin a socket

Don’t play with Don’t play with electric wires or electric wires or switch them aroundswitch them around

creditscredits

made by: Sammade by: Sam

My teacher: Mr. GiffordMy teacher: Mr. Gifford

How I did this: with a little hope and How I did this: with a little hope and some timesome time