Dad, how does it work?

Episode 7- What is electricity?


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You flip a switch and the light turns on right away.
But nothing is pouring into the bulb… so what actually moved?

There’s no water.
No fuel.
Just a thin metal wire.

So how does electricity travel through it?
What are electrons doing inside the wire the whole time?
And what’s really happening when a battery or outlet “pushes” the power through?

Let’s slow it down and follow the tiny moving pieces that make everything light up.

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Dad, how does it work?By Roey Granot