Electricity

Electricity is created by generators which can be powered by gas, coal, oil, wind or solar.

Appliances can convert electrical energy into other types such as:

• light
• heat
• movement
• sound

Electricity is dangerous, so be careful when using electrical appliances.

Lots of different appliances use electricity.

1. Have a look around the room that you're in and make a list of all the appliances you can see which use electricity.
2. Fold a piece of paper paper into four sections, labelling each with one of the other types of energy that electrical appliances may produce (for example, light energy).
3. Draw each appliance underneath the correct heading.

Which have you found to be the most common way that electrical energy is converted by appliances?

Use a pencil to create your own graphite circuit with this activity from the Science Museum Group.