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: [[Adjective]]: '''Electrical'''
 
: [[Adjective]]: '''Electrical'''
 
===About Electricity===
 
===About Electricity===
: We use '''electricity''' to power [[Appliance|appliances]] in the home.
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: We use '''electricity''' to power [[Electrical Appliance|appliances]] in the home.
 
: '''Electricity''' usually flows through metal wires.
 
: '''Electricity''' usually flows through metal wires.
 
: Sometimes '''electricity''' travels through the air. If it travels a short distance it is called a spark. If it travels from the clouds to the ground it is called [[lightning]].
 
: Sometimes '''electricity''' travels through the air. If it travels a short distance it is called a spark. If it travels from the clouds to the ground it is called [[lightning]].

Revision as of 15:50, 19 August 2018

Key Stage 2

Meaning

Lightning is electricity travelling through the air.

Electricity is a way that energy can be moved from one place to another.

Noun: Electricity
Verb: To electrify
Adjective: Electrical

About Electricity

We use electricity to power appliances in the home.
Electricity usually flows through metal wires.
Sometimes electricity travels through the air. If it travels a short distance it is called a spark. If it travels from the clouds to the ground it is called lightning.
If electricity travels through an animal the animal feels an electrical shock.


Key Stage 3

Meaning

Electricity is a flow of electrons that allows energy to be transferred (usually along a wire).