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Unit Summary Electricity
Unit Summary Electricity
Unit Summary Electricity
1. ELECTRIC CHARGE!
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Electric charge is a property of all objects and responsible for electrical phenomena.!
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Two objects with the same charge repeal each other. Two objects with different charge attract
each other.!
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2. ELECTRIC CURRENT!
!After we electrify the pen (in the previous example) the charges are at
rest. They dont move through the electrified material. This is called
static electricity. However, just as water can flow through a tube,
electrons can move through certain materials and create an electric
current. !
Electric current is a continuous movement of electrons.!
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3. ELECTRIC CIRCUITS!
!An electric circuit is a set of connected components through which an electric current circulates.
The components of an electric circuit are:!
a generator!
a wire conductor!
a switch (to open and close the circuit)!
a receptor (a bulb, a motor, a resistor, etc)!
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Generators:!
A generator provides energy necessary to move the electrons. It produces a
continuous electric current. A generator has two terminals (one positive and one
negative). !
Type of generators: Batteries, dynamos, photovoltaic solar cells, hydrogen cells.!
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Receptors:!
In a circuit, the receptors are the components that transform electrical energy into
another type of energy:!
Electric resistors produce heat!
Bulbs produce light!
motors produce motion!
bells produce sound!
Finalmente:!
Do the following activities (Oxford book): !
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Page 243, activity 3. Page 245, activities 5 and 6. Page 246, activity 7. Page 258, activity 1 and 3. !
Leer del libro de Santillana en espaol las pginas: !
126, 127, 128, 130 y 131.!