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| Vocabulary • Electricity-A form of energy made up of charges that can produce heat, light, sound, or motion • Static electricity- An electric charge that collects or builds up on the surface of an object • Current electricity- The flow of electric charges carried through a material such as wire or other conductors • Electron- Negatively charged particles that orbits the nucleus of atoms • Proton- Positively charged particle within the nucleus of atoms • Neutrons- A particle within the nucleus of atoms that has no electrical charge • Attract- To pull together • Repel- To push away • Electromagnet- Electric current flowing through coiled wire which produces a magnetic field • Conductor- Any material that allows electric charges to move through it (metal, especially copper; the human body) • Insulator- Materials that do not allow electric charges to flow freely through them (wood, glass, rubber) • Circuit- A path along which electricity moves • Simple Circuit- One complete path to follow • Series Circuit- Current flows through one path to provide power for two or more things • Parallel Circuits- Separate paths for electricity to flow through |
Language Arts Connections SIMPLE CIRCUIT There is a single path for electric charge to flow through
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Please direct inquiries to:
Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
c/o Student Programs
USC Aiken, Box 3, 471 University Parkway, Aiken, SC
29801
(803) 641-3313 from Augusta 278-1967 Ext. 3313
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Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
Center of Excellence in Educational Technology
University of South Carolina Aiken
471 University Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801
803-641-3313
URL: http://rpsec.usca.edu/student/Programs/CircuitCity/CircuitPost.html (May 2008)