Science
This half term the children have been learning about electricity.
Home Learning
Choose a scientist, research them and then create a poster all about their discoveries related to electricity.
Useful Vocabulary
Electricity
Appliances: fridge, freezer, TV, computer, iron, kettle, etc
Series circuit
Components: battery, bulb (lamp), bulb (lamp) holder, buzzer, crocodile clip, leads, wires, switch
Describing words: brighter, duller, slow, fast, quiet, loud
Conductor, insulator
Effects of electricity: Light, sound, movement, heat
Switches – open, close
The following scientists made discoveries related to electricity.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)
Charles Augustin Coulomb (1736-1806)
Alessandro Volta (1745-1827)
Andre-Marie Ampere (1775-1836)
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Benjamin Franklin Showed that lightning is caused by electricity
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Charles Augustin Coulomb Invented instruments to measure forces between charges
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Alessandro Volta Invented the first battery
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Andre Marie Ampere Measure the amount of current flowing in a circuit
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