SCIENCE SCRIPT

Group Members:
Ashley Gwyneth Mondoñedo
Kent Gian Riñon
Carenne Ryssa Wong
Jannah Grace Pulmones
Sweetjane Ursabia
Jehad Kusain
Ed Clark Tangga-an
SweetJane: Hey Guys! Look at this!*shows video* Electricity is
fascinating, right? Well, Did you know that there are many phases of
carrying electricity?
*Ash walks in*
Ash: That’s right! Remember those pylons that look like the Eiffel
Tower in Paris? or those poles near our houses? Those contribute
and help in carrying the electricity to our homes. But before those
phases, let’s talk about Electricity!
Ash: Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the
presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge.
Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the
phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell’s
equation.
SJ: Hey you’re too serious! In a much simpler way, Electricity is the
flow of electrical power or charge. It is a basic part of nature and is
one of the most widely used forms of energy.
Kent: Fun fact: Did you know that electricity plays a role in the way
your heart beats? Electricity causes muscle cells in the heart to
contract. Electrocardiogram (ECG) machines, used by medical
professionals, measure the electricity going through the heart. As the
heart beats in a healthy person, the ECG machine displays a line
moving across the screen with regular spikes.

*Jannah, Carenne, Ed Clark & Jehad *

J-C-E-J: Hey guys!
SJ & A: Hey!
Jannah: Quick question, how does electricity reach our homes?
Carenne: Good question! Electricity undergoes three phases:
Generation, Transmission and Distribution.
Jannah: Ah yes! those three are very important in carrying the
electricity to our homes.
Carenne: That’s right! without these three phases, the voltage would
have been too much, failure to properly isolate these energy
resources can result to serious injuries or even death.
Ed: Yikes! that would be a disaster.
Carenne: Right? Which is why the Generation, Transmission, and
Distribution of Electricity is important.
Jannah: But what really are those three phases?
Ed: Well, Generation is the first phase, it is the process of generating
electric power from sources of primary energy. Because electricity is
not freely available in nature, it must be “produced”.
Jehad: Yes! The three major categories for electricity generation are
fossil fuels like coal and petroleum, nuclear energy, and renewable
energy resources. Most electricity is generated with steam turbines
using fossil fuels, nuclear, biomass, geothermal, and solar thermal
energy.
Kent: Did you know that Coal is the world’s biggest source of energy
for producing electricity? Coal is burned in furnaces that boil water.
The steam from the boiling water then spins turbines that are
attached to generators.
Ed: Then there’s Transmission.
Jannah: What’s Transmission?
Carenne: Electrical Transmission is the process of delivering
generated electricity, usually over long distances, to the distribution
grid located in populated areas. Transformers are an important part
of this process.
Jannah:Transformers? What are those?
SJ: Well, Transformers are used to increase or decrease voltage levels
to make long distance transmission feasible. A Transformer is a
passive component that transfers electric energy from one electrical
circuit to another.
Kent: Have u ever wondered why birds sitting on a power line don’t
get electrocuted? If a bird sits on one power line it is safe. However,
if the bird touches another line with a wing or a foot, it creates a
circuit, causing the electricity to flow through the bird’s body. This
results in electrocution.
Jannah: Wow, I did not know that.
Ash: Hey Jehad, do you know the next and last phase?

Jehad: Yes! It is called Distribution.

Ash: Distribution? What’s that?
Jehad: It is the final phase in the delivery of electric power. It carries
electricity from the transmission system to individual consumers.
Think of it as a delivery man delivering boxes of the stuff you bought
online to your houses.
Jannah: Should I laugh or should I laugh? It’s a funny example!
Carenne: It is, but it really helps us understand more of the topic
SJ: And at least now we know a lot about electricity!