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__HISTORY __

Electricity's past started with a physician named William Gilbert. He was personal doctor for Queen Elizabeth the first. Before William Gilbert passed down electricity, everything that was known about electricity and magnetism was that lodestone acquired magnetic properties. Rubbing amber and jet would magnetize bits of things to begin attracting.

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-Benjamin Franklin's discovery is one of the reasons why we can have a warm house in the winter/cold, and bright lights at night. He discovered that electricity and lightning are the same. To figure out electricity, Ben Franklin used a kite and a key, and went out in a cold, vicious thunder storm.



Luigi was an Italian Physician who contributed to understanding more electricity.- He made a dead frog twitch by joggling it with a spark from an electrostatic machine.



__** Uses **__ Heat- heater Technology- computer, iPod, etc...... Freshness- refrigerator/ freezer Cooking- electric stove Light- lamps

__** Advantages **__
 * Saves energy
 * Helps people save money
 * Beneficial because it is a clean, cheap, safe, and convenient source of energy

__** Disadvantages **__ * If someone plays with electricity, he/she could get severely injured or die
 * Miles and miles of electric wires are needed to reach people’s homes
 * Over 90% of electricity is being produced by fossil fuel, causing a need to conserve electricity to save our fossil fuels

__** Personal Experience **__

__- Sowndaryaa's Experience __


 * I used a microwave to heat macaroni and cheese.
 * I used the computer to do research and for entertainment.

__- Sumaiya's Experience __

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 * I use the refrigerator to keep food cold and fresh.
 * I use the phone to communicate with friends/relatives who live far and close to me.

__Resources __


 * Disadvantages of electricity. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2013, from http://library.thinkquest.org/2763/Electricity/Present/Disadvantages.html **


 *  History of electricity. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2013, from http://inventors.about.com/cs/inventorsalphabet/a/electricity.htm **


 * Teacher tube. (2009, September 1). Retrieved February 20, 2013, from http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=History_of_Electricity&video_id=113156 **

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