1. Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 5
Term 3: Energy and Change
Cells and batteries
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2. Topic 3 Energy and Change
Cells and batteries
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3. Cells and batteries Batteries come in different sizes
A battery stores chemical energy.
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4. Cells and batteries Batteries can start electrons flowing.
Batteries are a source of electric energy.
A battery, two wires and a light bulb can make an electric circuit.
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5. Cells and batteries
The current starts flowing from the battery through a wire to the light bulb. This current is known as Direct Current (DC).
The other wire carries the electric current back to the battery. If you take the wire off one side of the battery, the light will not shine as you have broken the path.
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6. Electricity
Switches on an electric circuit turn the current on and off.
This is how a wall switch works to turn lights on and off in your home.
The electric energy in your home does not come from batteries.
You plug appliances into electric outlets in your walls.
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7. Electricity
The electric energy in the outlets comes from electric power plants.
This current is known as Alternating
Current – AC.
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8. Electrical circuits
Symbols used to represent different components in a simple circuit.
battery/ open wire/ light closed
cell switch conductor bulb switch
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9. A simple circuit
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