Unit 6

Electricity

Dr. Eman Yousuf Mohammed

6.3 Using conductors and insulators
in electrical appliances.

Dr. Eman Yousuf Mohammed

 Table of contents
01 02 03
Introduction Volt Mains
electricity.

04 05 06 07
Materials used Electric shock Quiz Conclusion
in
electrical
appliances.
Hard words
 01 Introduction
What is an appliance?

• An appliance is a piece of equipment or a device designed to

perform a particular job.
 01 Introduction
What is an appliance?
• Appliances can be sorted into electrical appliances & non-
electrical appliances.
• Electrical appliances can be further sorted into battery-powered
& mains powered.

Mains-Powered Battery-Powered

Items that run on

mains electricity are To make battery-powered
plugged into a items run, you need to
socket. insert a battery
into them.
 02 Volt
A volt is the unit used to measure the strength of
electricity.
Voltage is the strength of supply of
electricity.

Cells with a voltage of 1.5 V or 3 V

are safe to use.
 Pylons
Pylon is the structure that carries cables from the
power station where the electricity is made or
generated to cities , towns & villages..

The voltage of electricity carried by

these cables is many thousands of
volts!.
 03 Mains electricity
Mains electricity: High voltage electricity that is sent to homes, schools ,
factories & offices to provide power for machines , lighting and
appliances.
 03 Mains electricity
At these high voltages, safety is
very important .
The parts of an appliance that you
touch must be made from
insulating material .
The parts inside the appliance are
made from conducting material so
that electricity can pass through.
 04 Materials used in electrical
appliances.
• Metals such as copper , iron & steel are good
electrical conductors.
• That’s why the parts of electrical appliances
that let electricity pass through are made of
metal .

For example, metal is used for the pin in a plug .

The pins allow electricity to travel from the wall socket , through the plug ,
And into an appliance as the kettle or television.

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 04 Materials used in electrical
appliances.
• When we handle the plug , we only touch
the cover. This is made up of plastic which
is a good insulator.

• Never touch a bare

electric wire , especially
if your fingers are
damp or sweaty.

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04 Materials used in electrical
appliances
• Plug is a device for connecting
an electric wire or cable to an
electricity supply.
• Wall socket is a hole in the wall
connecting the plug on an
appliance with the electric
cables in the wall.
• Cable is a rope of wires.
 05 Electric shock
Electric shock : is the effect of a sudden flow of electricity through a
person’s body .
A person’s heart can be badly affected & the person can have a heart
attack and die.
Staying safe with eletricity
Staying safe with eletricity
Staying safe with electricity
Staying safe with electricity
 05 Quiz

Predict what could happen to the

person in the picture:
He could get an electric shock.
 05 Quiz:

Complete these sentences to

explain why this could happen.
metal

socket

wires

hand

metal

conductor
 Quiz:
Look at the picture of Mrs Mbatha at the
kitchen sink.
Why should Mrs Mbatha dry her hands
before she handles the toaster.

• Tap water conducts electricity. If she touches

the bare wire inside the toaster with wet
hands she could get an electric shock.
 Quiz:

How is this appliance powered?

1. Solar power

1. Battery- power

1. Mains- power
 Quiz:
Which of these can be added to complete this circuit & turn the bulb on?

1. Paper

2. Paper clip

3. glass
 Quiz:
What should you do if you find some damaged or broken electrical
equipment?

1. Continue using it.

2. Tell an adult.

3. Put it back with rest of equipment.

 Quiz:
Which of these pictures shows a complete circuit?

1.

2.

3.
 06 Conclusion

Mains
Pylon is the
electricityy:
structure
High voltage
An that carries
electricity Never touch
appliance is cables from
that is sent a bare
a piece of A volt is the the power
Voltage is to homes, metal is electric wire
equipment unit used to station
the strength schools , used for the , especially
or a device measure the where the
of supply of factories & pin in a plug if your
designed to strength of electricity is
electricity.. offices to . fingers are
perform a electricity. made or
provide damp or
particular generated to
power for sweaty.
job. cities ,
machines ,
towns &
lighting and
villages...
appliances..
 Thanks

Any
questions?