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AC and DC Electricity

 If you look on the plugs of your electrical devices, you should find labels from the manufacturers which tell you what the product is designed to handle. For example, this laptop charger tells us that for the device to work, it needs an input of between 100 and 240 volts and 1.5 amps of AC… Continue reading AC and DC Electricity

Conventional Current Versus Electron Flow

Something that’s going to cause you great confusion when you’re learning about electricity is the difference between conventional current and electron flow. These are both theories of how electricity works. When Benjamin Franklin was first experimenting with electricity, he had the idea that something must be flowing inside the materials, he was given a glass… Continue reading Conventional Current Versus Electron Flow

What is electricity?

Everything in our universe, including you, is made up of atoms. At the very centre of an atom is a group, known as the nucleus, which is made up of protons and/or neutrons. The number of protons and neutrons in each nucleus is what makes materials, or elements, different. The protons are positively charged, the… Continue reading What is electricity?

How Electricity Works

How electricity works How does electricity work. In this article we’ll be learning the basic concept behind how electricity works according to classical theory. We’ll cover Atoms, electrons, protons, neutrons then move onto the difference between conductors and insulators, wires and cables, circuits, volts and voltage, currents and amps, resistors, resistance and ohms, induction and… Continue reading How Electricity Works

Connecting Batteries Together

We can use a battery to power some components, but usually a single battery isn’t enough to power our devices, for that we need to combine batteries. We can connect batteries in two ways. Series or parallel. We have covered these circuit types in great detail previously, check out Series HERE and Parallel HERE. When we connect the… Continue reading Connecting Batteries Together

Electricity Fundamentals

We need to understand some fundamentals of how electricity works before we can understand the battery. Firstly, electricity is the flow of electrons in a circuit. Batteries can provide the pushing force that moves the electrons through the circuit. The electrons want to get back to their source, and they will immediately take any path… Continue reading Electricity Fundamentals

What`s Inside a Battery?

A typical 1.5V alkaline battery looks something like this, but the colours will vary by manufacturer. When we look at the battery, we usually have a plastic wrapper fitted tightly to the outside, this will insulate the battery but also tell us important information such as the capacity and voltage as well as which end… Continue reading What`s Inside a Battery?

How a Battery Works

What is a Battery? A battery is a device used to store energy for when we need it. We use them to power small electrical devices such as flashlights. The energy is stored as chemical energy and this can be turned into electrical energy when we need it. We’ll see how that works a little… Continue reading How a Battery Works

Thai Curried Cod

Ingredients : 1 lb cod, cut into 1″ cubes garlic powder paprika salt 1 red onion, thinly sliced 2 bell peppers, red or green (or both!) 1 lb butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1 1/2″ cubes) – or 12 oz bag cubed squash 1 can coconut milk 1 bunch cilantro 4-5 Tbsp green curry… Continue reading Thai Curried Cod