Electricity

By

Keanu Sherwood and Cody Lynch

Ms. Watts

Reading

3/1/2011

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Electricity

Introduction:

I. A mysterious force

A. The uses of Electricity

1. Magicians used magnetism for tricks.

1. Doctors use electricity to check for heart problems.

A. Electricity was there when the universe was created

1. 4 billion years ago lightning bolts lit the sky at night

2. Greek philosophers studied lighting

I. Ideas about Electricity

A. Items that use electricity

1. The Wimshurst machine

3. Lightning rod

B. Conductors

1. Copper

2. Aluminum

II. The quest to knowledge

A. Electricity is invisible

1. Electric charges

2. Electrical conduction

C. Law of Electrical Force

1. He was able to measure how electric charges behaved

4. The amount of twist determined the objects weight

III. Collecting electric charge

A. Creating electricity

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 1. Machines create electricity like dr. Frankenstein’s machine

2. Generators test the power of electricity to keep electricity as a safety

hazard

B. Condensers

1. A farad is an amount of charge

2. Turning a knob will change the capacity

IV. Using charges

A. Electrostatic attraction

1. A glass surface on a screen attracts dust with its electric charge

2. The attraction is caused by positive charges

B. Dry writing

1. The begging of copiers used attraction of unlike electricity’s

2. Toners become negatively charge

V. A flow of charge

A. Electricity in muscles

1. Galvani’s machine moved at dead frogs legs using electricity

2. Galvani thought that electricity came from animal bodies

B. Strong charge

1. The power of the electrophorus is negatively charged

2. Negative charges are drained away by touching the plate

VI. Electricity from chemicals

A. The cell at work

1. John Daniell’s machine provided a current for a longer session

2. His cell had a copper cylinder that was positively charged

B. High – Tension Battery

1. In the 1920s a storage battery was used to provide electricity

2. High tension means it has high pressure

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VII. Circuits and conductors

A. Carrying a current

1. Most medals are good at carrying currents

2. Charcoal is also a conductor

B. Testing conductors

1. Electroscope shows if a substance is a conductor or not

2. A good conductor changes the charge away from the electroscope

VIII. Resting electricity

A. Adjustable resistance

1. There is no perfect conductor

2. Currents and resistance became known as Ohm’s law

B. Standard resistor

1. The amplifier is connected to an electrical current

2. An insulator is a good resistor

IX. Measuring and quantifying

A. Electricity and heat

1. Joules showed that heat and electricity moved from one place to

another.

2. Heat can also be turned into mechanical work

B. Following Currents

1. Electricity has been linked to a fluid.

2. Electricity passes through wires and water.

Conclusion:

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Keanu Sherwood and Cody Lynch

Ms. Watts

Reading

3/7/11

A ELETRICAL SCIENCE FAIR

It was a beautiful Wednesday morning which including the birds singing, the
fog disappearing, and the aluminous sun glaring down at open dry fields. The day
was March 18, 2008, the biggest day to Mr. Jackson besides his wedding, and he
was getting exited for what was happening at 10:35 A.M. On his calendar
marked The Electric Science Fair.
When Mr. Jackson got to Barber Middle school, he found all seven
students that applied to his class with their posters ready and their everyday
items that require electricity to work. “Ok class. You know this is a big day for
Michael… um I mean Mr. Jackson.” said the principal Mrs. Grapewiser. The
principle continues “The rules are” “Bla bla bla we all know I’m going to win” A
student named Emir which is the smartest student in the class and always wins
the science fair cuts off the principal. “We already know what the rules are it has
to use electricity” said Josh.
At the electric science fair, there were schools from other counties as
judges. There were posters that stated all the things that had to do with
electricity. For example, Awtrey, Palmer, and Durham students had presented
their posters with good conductors such as copper and aluminum. “Let’s start
judging” Geurlens one they walked by was about the carrying currents. It
showed that metals are a good conductor. Emir created an electroscope he took
one of the pieces of copper from another student’s project to prove that it can
test if it’s a good conductor. The josh’s project tested the toner of a printer and I
think the judges were imprested because they did not know it was negatively
charged so they ended the judging there on the spot. They declared that the
josh’s project won 1st place Geurlens won 2nd and Tyler won 3rd. emir was so mad
that he lost so he vowed to win next year.

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