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Electricity

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1994

Electricity
23 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Bill lights things up by following electricity through a circuit, showing how energy moves along a path and what makes that path complete.

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Discussion

Bill lights things up by following electricity through a circuit, showing how energy moves along a path and what makes that path complete..

  1. What does a circuit need in order to work?
  2. What's the difference between a conductor and an insulator?
  3. How does energy get from a battery to a light bulb?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: circuit, current, conductor.

Try it: Draw a simple circuit with a battery, wire, and bulb, and mark where the energy flows.