Access 2 Science Electricity LO1 – Simple Circuits Name: ____________________ Date:________ All around us at home, in school or at work, we use electricity. Name 2 things we use electricity for:1………………………………………… 2……………………………………….. The word “electricity” comes from the word “electron”. Electrons are very small pieces of matter with an electrical charge. There are 2 kinds of charges, positive and negative. Electrons have a negative charge. We can “force” electrons to go along wires to make our machines work. This is what we call “electricity”. Below are some pictures of machines that use electricity. Match up the name with each picture. © 2003 www.ClipArt.com © 2003 www.ClipArt.com t.v. © 2003 www.ClipArt.com © CorelDraw © 2003 www.ClipArt.com © CorelDraw fridge food mixer toaster coffee machine electric oven