K2s Science - Electricity Unit
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circuit
a closed pathway through which electricity flows
battery
a device that stores electricity
electricity
a form of energy that's produced by the flow of electrons
lightning
a type of static electricity
atoms
building blocks of matter
conductors
materials that allows electricity to pass through them (for example: metals like aluminum, copper, iron)
insulators
materials that do not allow electricity to pass through them (for example: rubber, plastic, wood)
electrons
negatively charged atomic particles
static
not moving
attract
pull together
repel
push away
current
the flow of electricity
