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title: "What uses electricity at home"
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# What uses electricity at home

Identify common appliances that run on electricity and understand that electricity is a form of energy that powers devices in everyday life

Subject: Science · Area: Energy · Ages 8 to 9
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/what-uses-electricity-at-home-mt_9nxyFoYD_b

## Ready when they can

- Name at least ten common appliances that run on electricity
- Distinguish between mains-powered and battery-powered appliances
- Explain that electricity provides the energy that makes these devices work

## Lesson: What uses electricity at home

Electricity is a kind of energy. Energy is what makes things move, heat up, light up, or make sound. Electricity flows through wires into your house and gives power to many of the things you use every day. A fridge, a TV, and a toaster all use electricity to work.

*(drawing: Lamps, fridges, TVs, and radios all plug into a wall socket to get electricity.)*

**Example.** In the morning, Zoe turns on the kitchen light, pops bread in the toaster, checks the time on the microwave clock, and starts the washing machine. Every one of those needs electricity to work. The wooden chair she sits on does not. It has no electric parts inside, so it never needs power.

Not everything plugs into a wall. A flashlight, a remote control, and some toys run on batteries instead. A battery stores energy inside it, so the device carries its own power around and works without a cord.

**Recap.** Electricity is energy: some devices plug into the wall, others use batteries, but all of them need it to work.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Opens up

- [Building a simple circuit](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/building-a-simple-circuit-mt_DA7-JYRvtP)