2. What do the words AC/DC mean
• AC/DC means alternating currents.
• And it means that the polarity is continuously
changing.
3. What is a Conductor?
• A conductor is…
• Conductors are materials that permit
electrons to flow freely from atom to atom.
4. Room 16’s Supporting Questions
What things will we need to find out to be able to answer our inquiry question?
• Where does our electricity come from in NZ
• How does electricity get to our houses?
• Where does the electricity we save go?
• How can we save power?
• How much power do the people in NZ need?
• If NZ’s population gets bigger will we still be able to get enough
electricity for everyone?
7. Where does electricity come from?
What different ways?
• From the wind
• From the water
• From the sky
Where does it come from?
• Power plant
• Wind mills
• Water panels
• Power lines
• Battery's
8. Wind mills
wind mills
Wind mills are made to make electricity.
They are very noisy and lowed they are
they are the cheaper ways to make
electricity.
9. How can we make sure we always
have enough electricity in the future?
• Have short showers not long ones.
• Turn your lights of when you are asleep and
you do not need them.
• microwave things do not put them on the
stove very often.
• When you go away unplug the TV by the wall.
10. How do dams work?
• This is how a dam works to make electricity…
12. What is a fuse, and what does it mean
• A fuse has a job to protect the wiring.
• It spots electricity when its coming.
• When the fuse has done its job it cant do it
again.
• A fuse is something that is medium size and is
heavy.
13. Did you know ?
• Did you know that electricity can be made in
lots of different ways.
• Wind is one of the cheaper ways of creating
electricity.
