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electricity
How electricity moves
Electricity moves through some materials.
Electricity moves fast through metal
. Metal wires take electricity from power stations to our homes.
Electricity moves through water
Electricity can’t move through some materials
Electricity can’t move through plastic or glass
These things stop electricity moving
Plugs have plastic on them. Plastic stops electricity moving to us when we touch a plug
Glass stops electricity moving from wires into a metal pylon
. The glass stops electricity moving to the ground.
How we get electricity
We use lots of electricity in our homes
Electricity moves from power stations to our homes.
How does it get there?
Electricity moves in wires. The wires take electricity from a power station
The wires take electricity to our homes, schools, and offices, too. Then we can use it
Wires take electricity to sockets. We put a lug in a socket to use electricity
Electricity goes from the socket to the plug. Wires take electricity from plug
It’s bad to put too many plugs in one socket. The socket can get too hot and burn