Lesson 13: Electrical Energy


This lesson is about electricity and the important role it has in our energy use. You will learn more about how energy systems using electricity work and ways to make your energy use more efficient.

 
 
 

 

In this lesson, you will:

  • learn about electricity and the important role it has in our energy use
  • learn about how energy systems use electricity to work
  • learn ways to make your energy use more efficient
  • learn how resistance works to convert electric energy into other forms of energy



Key terms for this lesson:

  • amperes
  • atom
  • circuit
  • conductor
  • electric current
  • electrons
  • insulator
  • ionization
  • grounding
  • law of charges
  • neutrons
  • protons
  • resistance
  • voltage