Lockdown worksheets

Electricity 1 Start a google doc and label it "Electricity". Put all you work in this doc and save it so I can access it in

Goto https://www.ducksters.com/science/electricity_101.php

Answer these questions:

What is electricity?
What are some key parts of a CIRCUIT?
Goto https://www.ducksters.com/science/electricity_102.php and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2882hv/articles/zxv482p
Define the terms CONDUCTOR and INSULATOR.
Give FIVE examples of each .
What conductor is used in homes for electrical wires?
Gold and silver are excellent conductors. why are they not used for house wires?

Goto https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/04/15/pioneers-electricity-top-10-inventors-electrical-technologies/id=80700/

Choose TWO inventors of an electrical technology and write a report on what they invented. It should be at least 3 paragraphs and outline What was invented and how it affects us today, as well as any other inventions or facts about the inventor. You may need to research other websites.

STATIC ELECTRICITY PRACTICALS -TRY THESE

Find a piece of plastic (a ruler or comb is ideal or even a balloon) and rub it on a cloth like your shirt, or even hair.

Try to pick Up tiny bits of tissue paper. Move the ruler near to a thin stream of water coming from a tap and see what happens.

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