Electricity

Have you ever stood outside during a bad storm an seen a sudden flash light up the sky? That wa probably lighting. Lighting is very powerful. The heat froma flash of lighting can burn the ground and even set trees or house on fire. Do you know what lighting is? It's a giant spark electricity in the air.
Have you ever noticed tiny sparks when you comb your hair, or when you take off a nylon sweater very quickly in the dark? These are sparks of electricity. They are just lighting flashes, but much smaller and safer.
Our body uses electricity all the time. Our heart produces tiny amounts of electricity to help it beat properly. Our brain is receiving and sending electrical messages to every part of our body, even when we are sleep.

All animal's bodyies produces electricity, and some even use it as a weapon. Have you ever heard of the electric eel? The electric eel lives mainly in the Amazon and Orinoco rivers of South America. This eel s a fish which makes its own electricity to help it catch food and as protection against enemies. The eel's body can make enough electricity to light up 20 light bulbs,

We don't use electric eels to light up the bulbs. Most of the electricity, or electric current, we use come from huge power stations. Can you think of some ways that we use electricity? Electricity lights up bulbs so that we can see a night. Electricity heats up oven so that we can cook food. At this time we use electricity in almost of our life aspect.