OCS Applied Science: Household Electrical Safety Vocab (M6.L3)

How much electricity is transferred at a specific time

• Static

• Charge

• Electric Current

Device that provides a path for electric current to flow

• Sidewalk

• Circuit

• Jolt

A device that protects equipment plugged into it from getting too much current at one time

• Surge Protector

• Switch

• On/Off

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Switch that stops the flow of electrical current when a circuit is overloaded

• Break Down

• Circuit Breaker

• Switch

Houses the electrical fuses

• House

• Casing

• Fuse Box

Found in electrical devices, helps to stop too much current from damaging the electronic device

• Fuse

• Switch

• Dam

Material that does not easily allow electricity to pass through (like rubber)

• Material

• Insulator

• Conductor

Allows electricity to pass through it

• Conductor

• Insulation

• Zapper