What+is+electricity?+Part+1

What is electricity submitted by: Katie D date last modified: 9/27/12

__ Atoms and electrons – __ __ Energy and Electricity- __ > You use electricity when you take showers, When you cook, And when you brush your teeth!! > Sometimes you hear people say lets save energy and not use a lot of electricity!
 * Atoms are the smallest pieces of matter that has characteristics properties of a chemical element.
 * Electrons are the lightest charged molecule.
 * Electrons are the lightest charged molecule.
 * You use electricity in almost everything you do!!
 * Electricity is also called energy. Here are some other things that have electricity in it.
 * Lightning, heating, and running appliances and those are made by generators.
 * [[image:electicity.gif width="228" height="209"]] Generator are caused by the current flow by moving a magnet past a coil wire, and it pushes electrons through the coils and wires.

__ Static electricity __
 * The push and pull from extra electrons makes static electricity.
 * Sometimes static can cause lightning sparks and shocks from the static electricity.
 * To make static electricity you can take a balloon and rub it against your head and it will make your hair stick up and form static.
 * It makes your hair static because the electrons from the balloon go to your hair and your hair has extra and that’s how electrons in it your hair becomes static.

__ More electrons __ > They are mobile because they can’t be set on one way because they are more on the side of electric current.
 * So any city lets say New York City, so New York City’s power plant produces electric current and sends it through thousands of wires.
 * Metals have electrons but their not exactly tightly connected to their nuclei, and that means they are free electrons because they are more on the go or mobile.
 * Electrons are a member of the class leptons, in a neutral atom electrons are the same amount of neutrons in a nucleus. Electrons are the basic part of electricity.

Citations
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 * picture the diagram of electrons and electricity ** []

[] Websites – <[] >. <[]>. []>. []>. __ Matter and Energy __ Author- **John O.E. Clark** - Year **2003** - City **New York** – Print __ Electricity __ Author - **Steve Parker** – Year **1992** – City **New York** - print __ Electricity and Electronics __ Author **Brown Bear Books** – year **2010** - City **Tucson, AZ** - Print __ Matter __ Author - **Christopher Cooper** – Year **1992** – City **New York** – print __ Chemistry __ Author – **Dr. Ann Newmark** - Year **1993** – City **New York** – print
 * __ picture of the electricity and outlet found on September 20, 2011 __**
 * __ Atoms __**
 * __ Electrons __**
 * __ Electricity and Electrons __**
 * __Static Electricity__**
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[] Encyclopedia Britannica [] Discovery kids video website
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