CLIP 2190
How an electric circuit works
Key Info
- Title: How an electric circuit works
- Duration: 00:56
- Description: The battery pushes the electricity along the wires from the positive terminal, through the bulb and back to the negative terminal. This creates a circuit. To turn out the light the circuit needs to be broken by adding a switch. It does not matter where the switch goes as the effect is the same. The bulb glows because electricity flows through the filament. When the bulb gets old the filament breaks and this breaks the circuit.
- Subject: Science Topic: Electricity Conductors and Circuits
- Keywords: battery, negative, positive, circuit, electricity, switch, bulb, filament
Ideas for use in class
- With clear descriptions and well illustrated simple circuits this clip could be useful when first learning about electric circuits.
Background details
- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 16x9
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