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==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
[[File:Lichtenberg.png|right|300px|thumb|This boy get an [[Electrical Shock|electrical shock]] in his arm. It left a pattern of scarring called a 'Lichtenberg Figure'.]]
'''Electrical Safety''' is make sure you don't get hurt by [[electricity]].
===About Electrical Safety===
: An [[Electrical Shock|electrical shock]] can kill you.
: [[Electricity]] can cause fires if it is not used safely.
====Safety Rules at Home====
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Do not get an [[Electrical Appliance|electrical appliance]] wet.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Never put too many plugs in one socket. When there is too much electricity the wires get hot and can catch on fire.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Always make sure the socket is switched off before you plug or unplug any [[Electrical Appliance|electrical appliance]].
|}
====Safety Building Circuits====
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|[[File:ElectricalSafety6.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:ElectricalSafety7.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Always have a way to switch the electricity off in case something goes wrong.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Don't get your wires tangled or you might not know which wire you're adding or where.
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|[[File:ElectricalSafety8.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:ElectricalSafety9.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Never plug a cell back into itself. It will 'short circuit' and can get so hot it causes a fire.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Report any strange smell to an adult straight away. When [[Electrical Component|electrical components]] get too hot you can smell something has gone wrong.
|}
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Electrical safety, page 356, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA '']
====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Electrical safety, pages 158-159, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Electrical safety, pages 398-399, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel '']