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Electricity generation means what it says, producing electricity. There are many different ways we as humans produce energy, some may impact the environment negatively, some may be less costly to produce, and some are easier to produce. We use electricity for many things like heating,cooling,lighting, electronic devices such as televisions or microwaves, cooking, dishwashers and more ! Can you think of any other things we use electricity for ?

Insulators inhibit the movement of electrons. They prevent the flow of electrons between objects. Insulators hold tightly to their electrons, unlike conductors. Some great examples of insulators are rubber,wood,plastic,air,and glass. Insulators are also used as protection from electricity and electricity malfunctions. An example of this is the rubber coating on wires in a home to prevent a house fire.

A conductor is an object or a type of material that easily allows the movement of electrons. Conductors have degrees of ease when it comes to moving electrons. A conductor conducts heat and or electricity. A common example of conductors are metals such as copper,gold,steel and aluminum. Conductivity is the ability of a substance to conduct electricity or heat.

Good conductors have high electron flow,very fast transfers of electrons when charging or discharging.

Fair conductors allow electrons to flow most common are solutions with ions and metalloids such as salt water, acids and the human body.

A semiconductor is between a conductor and an insulator. They allow the movement of electrons with difficulty. Silicon and graphite are examples of semiconductors.

A superconductor is a highly effective conductor ONLY at extremely cold temperatures. ie aluminum

Energy is the capacity for doing work. 

An element is a pure substance made up of only one kind of atom.

The periodic table is a table displaying chemical elements arranged by atomic number, periods and groups.  The first ten elements on the periodic table are,Hydrogen HHelium HeLithium LiBeryllium BeBoron BCarbon CNitrogen NOxygen OFluorine FNeon Ne

Groups 3-12 on the periodic table

Elements that appear below the main body of the periodic table.

Those elements with in the first two families.

Any metal in group 1A of the periodic table (very reactive,electropositive,monovalent metals forming strongly alkaline hydroxides)

The elements in group 2A of the periodic table.

A pure substance is a substance made of only one kind of matter and having definite properties.

A pure substance is a substance made from two or more elements.

Physical properties are specific characteristics that an element,compoun or an item exhibit either through their interaction with substances in the world OR what we know using our 5 senses of sight,hearing,taste,sound and touch.

A chemical process is a method of or means of somehow changing one or more chemical compounds.

Sustainability is meeting the current needs of people while keeping in mind future generations and if and when a resource will run out and how it affects the environment. The three ps of sustainability are, People, Planet,Profit. For example when looking at resource extraction and taking into account how sustainable it is you must consider how it affects people (ie health), how it affects the planet (ie environmental impacts), and how it affects profit (ie jobs provided, money made, not lost).

An ecosystem is the living things that interact in a particular area as a system with both living and nonliving things. The living parts are the plants and animals and the nonliving parts are things like sunlight, temperature air and wind. The nonliving parts make the conditions  that decide what can live in a particular place- (ecosystems for kids video)

The living parts are the plants and animals.

The nonliving parts are things like sunlight, temperature air and wind. The nonliving parts make the conditions that decide what can live in a particular place

Producers are the living things that produce or make their own food. Without producers no animal would be able to survive.One great obvious example is plants ! They produce their own food through photosynthesis. 

Consumers are all animals. They get their energy by eating/consuming food. There are different categories of consumers. Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores. Consumers are all animals. They get their energy by eating/consuming food. There are different categories of consumers. Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores. An example of a consumer is humans, or cows, sheep, wolves literally almost any animal you can think of ! (ecosystem for kids video)

An omnivore organism that gets energy/food from eating both plants and animals. Humans are an example of omnivores !

Carnivores get their energy from exclusively eating other animalsLions, Wolves, and foxes are all carnivores.

Herbivores get their energy from exclusively eating plants. Sheep, Deer and koalas, are all herbivores.

Organisms that break down dead or decaying organic material and waste for nutrients.One example is mushrooms !