Groundhog Goes Outside It was the deep of winter. Gus was worried. He couldn’t find his shadow anywhere. “Have you seen my shadow?” Gus asked Dad. “When did you see it last?” Dad asked. “Have you seen my shadow?” Gus asked Mom. “Go back, step by step, until you find it,” Mom said. “Have you seen my shadow?” Gus asked Grace. “Try looking where you left it,” Grace said. Gus stopped looking. He began to shout: “HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SHADOW?” “Have you tried looking outside?” asked Dad. Gus hadn’t been outside in months. He hadn’t seen his shadow in months. Maybe his shadow was outside! Gus left the burrow and went outside. As soon as he did, someone began to cheer. Children waved and jumped up and down. People shot photos of him. They all looked really happy. Gus forgot about his shadow. Gus was a star! Back in the burrow, his family gathered around him. Gus grinned from ear to ear. “Did you find it?” asked Mom. “Find what?” asked Gus.

Positive/Negative/Neutral Objects - How are they different? Positive: has fewer electrons than protons Negative: Has more electrons than protons Neutral: has equal numbers of protons and electrons Laws of Electric Charges - What are they? How are they applied? Like charges repel, opposites charges attract, charged AND neutral objects attract Induced Charge Separation - Explain this process. A shift of the position of electrons when a charged object is brought near it. If the charged object is positive, the electrons will move toward it. If the charged object is negative, the electrons will move away from it. Charging by Friction (What is happening with the charges? - Know electrostatic series examples) Process in which objects made from different materials rub against each other, producing a net static charge on each object. When charged by friction, one material will have a stronger attraction to electrons and will pull the electrons off the other material Charging by Conduction (Be able to explain what the electrons are doing) Charging by contact with a charged object. An object that becomes charged by contact always gets the same type of charge that is on the object that charges it. Grounding (Be able to explain how it happens) A method of removing static charges from an object. Electrons from the ground move up to the charged object. If the object is negative, electrons leave the object. If the object is positive, electrons enter the object. The ground always remains neutral Conductors/Insulators/Semiconductors (Know examples for each and characteristics) Conductor: A material that allows electrons to flow through it easily. GOOD CONDUCTORS: Silver, copper, gold, aluminium, magnesium, iron, usually metals Insulator: A material that prevents electrons from flowing through it. Plastic, wood and glass are examples. To prevent electric shocks, conductive wires are wrapped in insulators. Semiconductors: Have special properties that make them fair conductors, they are the foundation of modern electronics, including radios, computers and telephones. Charging by Induction (How do we induce a PERMANENT charge?) You can permanently charge an object using induction by attaching a conducting wire to the neutral object that goes to the ground Electric Discharge - What causes it? Know everyday examples. How is lightning formed? When two objects that have a charge imbalance are brought close together or come in contact with each other, electrons are transferred rapidly. Electrons move from the object with a more negative charge to the object with the less negative charge. Lightning occurs through an imbalance of charge between clouds and the ground. Negative charge at the bottom of a cloud repels the electrons at the earth's surface which move away, causing the ground to become positively charged Current Electricity: Refers to the electrons that flow in a controlled way through a conductor Forms of Current Electricity - Alternating Current (AC) vs Direct Current (DC) - How do they differ? AC: Electrons move back and forth, alternating their direction. produced in generating stations and is then distributed over long distances ex. Something plugged into a wall outlet

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