Electrical Safety

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Standard Grade Science

Electrical Safety in the Home

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From this lesson you will learn:

The effects of electric shocks.

How a plug should be wired correctly.

How a plug works.

How electrical safety devices work.

The various faults that can develop.

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Electricity

Electricity is a flow of electric charges along a wire.

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Electricity

Electricity is a flow of electric charges along a wire.

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Electricity

Electricity is a flow of electric charges along a wire.

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Electricity

Electricity is a flow of electric charges along a wire.

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Electricity

Electricity is a flow of electric charges along a wire.

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Electricity

Electricity is a flow of electric charges along a wire.

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Electricity

Electricity is a flow of electric charges along a wire.

This flow of electric charge is called a current.

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Electricity

Electricity can be supplied from either:

A battery.

The mains supply.

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Electricity

The main advantage of electrical energy is that it can be transported over large distances to our homes.

Wires carry electricity from power stations to our homes/schools/offices.

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Electricity Check Test

Copy and complete the following notes filling in the blanks using words from the word bank.

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Electricity

Electricity is a flow of along a wire which is also called a .

Electricity can be supplied from either a or from the .

The main advantage of electrical energy is that it can be

over .

distances battery charges mains current large electric mains transported supply

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