{"id":21654,"date":"2019-07-20T15:20:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T19:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myedme.com\/login\/?p=21654"},"modified":"2019-07-20T15:31:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T19:31:09","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myedme.com\/login\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myedme.com\/login?p=21653\">Questions for this Chapter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine you are running late for school. You wake up and rush to get yourself dressed. You don\u2019t want to miss the bus! You run across the carpet to the door. But, when you touch your doorknob, a wave of shock enters through your body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What just happened? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This shock is one example of electricity. It\u2019s a common type of electricity\u2014static electricity. You may be surprised how many everyday activities involve electricity! Each morning, you might open your eyes when a battery-powered alarm sounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myedme.com\/loginwp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Chapter1-ElectricItems-1024x682.png?resize=466%2C310\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21657\" width=\"466\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myedme.com\/login\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Chapter1-ElectricItems.png?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myedme.com\/login\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Chapter1-ElectricItems.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myedme.com\/login\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Chapter1-ElectricItems.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myedme.com\/login\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Chapter1-ElectricItems.png?resize=50%2C33&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myedme.com\/login\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Chapter1-ElectricItems.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myedme.com\/login\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Chapter1-ElectricItems.png?resize=416%2C277&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myedme.com\/login\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Chapter1-ElectricItems.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><figcaption>This kitchen shows how much of our lives is powered by electricity.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You may microwave a warm breakfast. More cars on the road\nuse electricity. And, if you looked around you may see electrical wires all\naround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book will answer all your electricity-related\nquestions! We will learn about important inventions that changed human history\nforever. For example, lightning rods and modern-day electric cars. We will also\nexplore how all your favorite electronic gadgets function, like smartphones,\nlaptops, and T.V.!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book will describe the important people who discovered\nand advanced the fields of electricity. These people include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Benjamin Franklin<\/li><li>Nikola Tesla<\/li><li>Thomas Edison<\/li><li>Joseph Swan, and more! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You will learn more about electricity. Pay attention to the\nnew words. These words are important for understanding this science. Here are a\nlist of the words that you will learn in this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr style=\"background-color:#00ffff\"><td>\n  electrical currents\n  <\/td><td style=\"background-color:#00ff80\">\n  circuits\n  <\/td><td> style=&#8221;background-color:#00ffff;&#8221;\n  Voltage\n  <\/td><td style=\"background-color:#00ff80\">\n  conductors\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#00ff80\">\n  insulators\n  <\/td><td style=\"background-color:#00ffff;\">\n  alternating current\n  <\/td><td style=\"background-color:#00ff80\">\n  direct current\n  <\/td><td style=\"background-color:#00ffff;\">\n  parallel circuits\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background-color:#00ffff;\"><td>\n  series circuit\n  <\/td><td style=\"background-color:#00ff80\">\n  resistance\n  <\/td><td style=\"background-color:#00ffff;\">\n  light waves\n  <\/td><td style=\"background-color:#00ff80\">\n  electromagnetism\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>We know you will enjoy this learning\nfun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/myedme.com\/login?p=21653\">Questions for this Chapter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Return to Table of Contents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Questions for this Chapter Imagine you are running late for school. You wake up and rush to get yourself dressed. You don\u2019t want to miss the bus! You run across the carpet to the door. But, when you touch your doorknob, a wave of shock enters through your body. What just happened? 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