Electric vocabulary - James Sheils
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We all know the words around electricity -- “charge,” “positive,” “battery” and more. But where do they come from and what do they really mean? Let the history of these words illuminate the physics of electric phenomena.
In the lesson, you saw how Benjamin Franklin used analogies to describe parts of his theory and the equipment he used. Can you think of any other analogies (or metaphors, or similes) used in scientific vocabulary?
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- Director Biljana Labović
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- Educator James Sheils
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