Becca’s Pick:
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/jakesattic/lab/electricity.html
1) When does static electricity occur? Static electricity occurs when an atom becomes charged.
2) About how many
electron are there in a drop of water? There are
1,672,000,000,000,000,000,000 electrons in a drop of water.
List 3 ways to
save electricity – answers will vary.
Matt’s Pick: http://www.can-do.com/uci/lessons99/electricity.html
What do you need
to make a circuit? To make a circuit you need a power
source (battery), wires, or something for the energy to travel through, and a
receiver – something that will accept the energy.
Matt’s
2nd Pick: http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter02.html
How
many known types of elements are there? There are 118 known elements.
Matt’s
3rd Pick: http://www.brainpop.com/science/electricity/currentelectricity/index.weml?&tried_cookie=true
What
are generators? How do they help get electricity into your house?
(View
movie to get answers)
Daniel’s
Pick: http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/bells.html
What
were Ben Franklin’s lightning bells used for? The lightning bells were used to detect lightning,
they jingled when lightning was in the air.
Alex’s
Pick: http://www.can-do.com/uci/lessons99/electricity.html
What
is electrical current? Electrical current is a flow of electrons through wires and
electrical components.
Josh’s Pick: http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/time_machine/1500ce-1600ce.html
What
did Leonardo daVinci invent in 1502? In 1502, daVinci invented a windmill with a revolving turret.
Shawn’s Pick: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/lightning/3.html
Benjamin
Franklin conducted his famous electricity experiment using a kite, a string,
and a key.