LEARNING ZONE BROADBAND

Duration: 01:06

In rural Zambia it is possible to live without mains electricity - paraffin, candles and batteries are used and solar panels can be used to produce electricity.

Duration: 01:19

The dangers of approaching a powerful source of electricity are demonstrated. Includes images of dangerous sources of electricity which children might see in their local environment.

Duration: 01:16

In remote parts of the world electricity must be produced using generators, as there is no mains supply.

Duration: 02:43

A comprehensive introduction to electricity, including current, insulators and conductors.

Duration: 01:17

Electricity is produced at a power station and travels down large cables to people's houses. This electricity is known as mains power and is very dangerous.

Duration: 01:12

Electro Mouse saves the day when he protects two mice from the potential dangers of electricity.

Duration: 01:20

How we get electricity from water, mainly through hydro-electricity, but also from wave power.

Duration: 01:47

Pylons and cables carry electricity through the countryside, but in cities the cables must be buried underground.

Duration: 00:54

A test kit is used to show that some materials are insulators and others are conductors of electricity.

Duration: 01:02

Houses on Lundy Island cannot be connected to the mains electricity supply, so electricty is produced from an oil generator.

Duration: 04:44

The arrival and impact of electrical power.

Duration: 01:27

A demonstration of the risks of approaching or touching high-voltage electrical equipment.