Electricity

Learn about current electricity and why it should be handled safely

Learn about static electricity and where we encounter it in daily life.

Learn about the risks of electromagnetic radiation near high-voltage power lines.

Take a tour of different rooms in your home. Which items in each room use electricity? How do you know they use electricity?

Could we use radio waves to charge electrical technologies in the future?

Can your body be a source of electricity generation? Maybe, if you understand heat transfer. Explore this concept through a 2013 invention by a Canadian teen.

Electricity demand changes constantly. Suppliers need to generate more electrical energy when demand is high, and less when demand is low.

The telegraph works by transmitting signals through an electrical circuit. Learn more and print your own telegraph key using this 3d model of a real artefact.

In a few decades, some of the electricity you use might be generated by bacteria.

Have you ever experienced static electricity? Like when you pull a wool sweater over your head in the winter? See what else static electricity can do in this hands-on activity.

Learn how electricity is generated at a nuclear power generating station.

This resource explains electricity basics - volts, amps, currents, resistance, and why it is dangerous to touch electrical outlets with wet hands.

Sometimes, power plants make too much electricity. Energy storage technologies can help! They store the extra electricity and release it when demand goes up.