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Did you ever wonder what Thomas Edison's Lab looked like?! Visit the page and view photos of his lab Read to see what happened there. Create a post with 2 facts you learned while visiting the lab at Edison's winter estate, located in Fort Meyers, Florida. 

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Take one-pager style notes in your journal as you learn!

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Take one-pager style notes in your journal as you learn!

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1- Create a Title Page in your notebook "Electricity Vocabulary"  

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3)Click the orange buttons to record the definition for each term. Draw a picture for each, and set it up just the same way as the Unit 1 Vocabulary.

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Add a heading "Circuits" in your journal. Draw, label, and color all circuits on one page! 

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Add a heading "Circuits" in your journal. Draw, label, and color all circuits on one page! 

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Check the time. Play the easy match game for 5 minutes!

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Check the time. Play the easy match game for 5 minutes!

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In 2014, the American Chemical Society designated the Edison Botanic Research Laboratory as a National Historic Chemical Landmark. The lab is the only site in the state of Florida to receive this title and is a true national treasure!

In 1927, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone were concerned about America's dependence on foreign rubber sources for its industrial enterprises. The three men formed the Edison Botanic Research Corporation (EBRC), and the following year, built this Laboratory, which became the project's international headquarters.

Under Edison's leadership, the corporation sought a source of rubber that could be grown and produced quickly in the U.S., in the event of a foreign supply shortage. After testing more than 17,000 plant samples, Edison eventually selected Goldenrod as the most suitable.

The Laboratory was operational until 1936 (five years after Edison's death), when the project was transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The layout of the interior contains a chemical processing area, machine shop, grinding room, office and dark room.

Outside the Laboratory once stood a garage (now the Museum Store), a slat house for growing and drying plant materials, a small concrete vault for storage (still standing) and a drying oven.

Plants grew in acres of research beds, raised gardens and various shade structures surrounding the Laboratory.

Journey Back in Time

Today, visitors take an inspiring journey back in time when they view the Edison Botanic Research Laboratory. If Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, or Harvey Firestone were to step inside today, they would find their original equipment and machinery right where they left it - and who knows what their next great invention would be?

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Fort Myers Thomas Edison Research Laboratory | Edison Ford Winter Estate

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In 2014, the American Chemical Society designated the Edison Botanic Research Laboratory as a National Historic Chemical Landmark. The lab is the only site in the state of Florida to receive this title and is a true national treasure! In 1927, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone were concerned about America's dependence on foreign rubber sources for its industrial enterprises.

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WHAT ARE ELECTRICITY & CIRCUITS?

Electricity is the flow of electrical energy, and a circuit is the path that allows the electricity to flow. Electrical circuits can contain different components, which can be used to regulate the flow of electrical energy.
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WHAT ARE ELECTRICITY & CIRCUITS?. Electricity is the flow of electrical energy, and a circuit is the path that allows the electricity to flow. Electrical circuits can contain different components, which can be used to regulate the flow of electrical energy. To better understand electricity & circuits...

LET'S BREAK IT DOWN!

Electricity requires a closed path to flow.

Current electricity is the form of electricity that makes all of our electronic devices possible. This form of electricity exists when charges are able to constantly flow. To flow, current electricity requires a circuit-a closed, never-ending loop of conductive material. A circuit could be as simple as a conductive wire connected end-to-end, but useful circuits usually contain a mix of wire and other components that control the flow of electricity. The only rule when it comes to making circuits is that they can't have any gaps in them.

Conductive materials are needed for electrical energy to flow.

Only certain materials allow electrical energy to flow. These materials are called conductors. Metals tend to be good electrical conductors, but electricity can flow through water or a solution with dissolved salts-like your body or a pickle! Materials that do not conduct electricity are called insulators. Examples of insulators are wood, rubber, plastic, ceramics, and glass. Different combinations of conductors and insulators can be used to control the flow of electricity. For example, wires in our electronic devices are usually copper wire wrapped in a plastic coating. The copper wire conducts electricity, and the plastic coating prevents the electrical energy from being transferred to another conductor.

Components in a circuit can be arranged in a series or in parallel.

Compare the arrangement of the components of these two circuits. Notice that in the one labeled series, all the components (battery, wire, lights, switch) are connected so that the same current would flow through all of them. When we flip the switch, all of the lights come on at the same time. Holiday lights are an example of something wired in a series. Because all the lights are in a series, one light going out breaks the entire circuit, causing the rest of the lights to also go out.

The other arrangement is a parallel circuit-the type of circuit used to wire our homes. In a parallel circuit, each component is connected in parallel to the other components, which allows each to receive its own supply of electricity. This allows us to turn each components on and off separately.

Circuits can be composed of many components.

A range of components can be a part of a circuit. A fuse might be added to prevent too much current from flowing and starting a fire. Resistors are added to a circuit to reduce current flow, and a potentiometer can be added to allow better control of the flow. You may have noticed that LEDs (light emitting diodes) are used in a range of electronic devices. Diodes allow electricity to flow in only one direction, so if you put the battery in wrong, the diode will not light up.

Integrated circuits (ICs) have been a major advancement in electronics, because they allow a range of components to be a part of the circuit and can be very small. In addition to fuses, resistors, potentiometers, and LEDs, an IC might include transistors, which can amplify the signal, or capacitors, which can store electric charge.

Electrical engineers design electrical circuits for a range of devices.

Electrical engineers use their understanding of circuits and components to design a broad range of devices, such as phones, computers, video game systems, and televisions, which many of us use every day. Their advancements in developing microcircuits greatly reduced the size of many devices. For example, the first computers were the size of a room, but now we can hold a computer much more powerful than those in the palm of our hands! Electrical engineers may also work to design, maintain, and troubleshoot large power grids, which deliver electricity to our homes.

Major improvements have been made in prosthetics thanks in large part to electrical engineers. In addition to tiny circuits that control the movements of the prosthetics, electrical engineers have made electronic skin that allows amputees to feel a range of touch-based sensations.

ELECTRICITY & CIRCUITS VOCABULARY

A variable resistor that is a component of a circuit that can control the amount of electricity flowing through it using a knob or a slider.

Circuit in which all the components are in a chain so that the current has only one path to take.

Circuit in which the components are connected in parallel to each other; each component has its own separate branch.

A device that stores electrical energy.

A component of a circuit that regulates the flow of electricity (can amplify the signal).

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Electricity: Conductors and Insulators In this puzzle you have to put the objects into one of two categories, Conductors or Insulators

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Do you like when it storms? Some storms can be quite peaceful, with a steady rain and gentle, rolling thunder. But sometimes storms can be scary-when the wind howls, the rain beats down, the thunder booms, and bolts flash in the sky.

We've all seen and heard thunder and in a big storm, but have you ever WONDERed where comes from? Keep reading and find out!

When a thundercloud is way up in the atmosphere , the is very cold. This causes the in the to freeze. These tiny bits of bump into each other as they roll around in the air, a bit like bumper cars.

Each creates an electric charge. Eventually, the cloud's electrical charges begin to separate. Positive charges, called protons, form at the top of the cloud, while negative charges, called electrons, settle at the bottom.

The Earth's surface has a positive charge. The positive charge concentrates around anything that sticks up, whether it's a skyscraper, a mountain, a tall tree, a fence, a pole or a person standing in an empty field.

You've probably heard the expression " opposites attract," and this is definitely the case when it comes to lightning. Once enough electrons settle in the bottom of a cloud, the attraction from their negative charge and Earth's positive charge becomes too great and electrons flow toward the protons. The result is a zap of lightning.

If you've ever walked across carpet in wool socks and been shocked when you reached for a doorknob, you've already experienced the power of protons and electrons. works the same way.

flashes come in all different shapes and sizes. They carry different amounts of electrical currents. Two clouds of the same size can behave in very different ways. The amount of they produce depends on a variety of factors, such as the cloud's electrical charge, how fast is moving within the cloud, and how many crystals it contains.

Satellites have shown that, around the world, there are more than three million flashes each day. That's about 40 flashes each second! In the United States, Florida and the Rocky Mountain region get the most lightning. Worldwide, people living in countries closest to the get to watch Mother Nature light up the skies more than those living in other parts of the globe.

Though beautiful, is extremely dangerous. strikes kill approximately 2,000 people each year. Hundreds more survive, but many strike survivors have long term physical problems, and some have even lost their memory.

Roy Sullivan of Virginia holds the record as the person struck by the most times. Roy has been struck seven times, and that's probably not a record you'll want to try to top.

The best place to be when strikes is indoors. If you can't get to shelter, avoid standing near tall trees, poles, bodies of water, metal fences and bicycles. Avoid open areas like soccer fields or baseball diamonds.
Lightning facts

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What needs to happen in order for static electricity to be present?

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Static Charge | Electricity | Physics | FuseSchool

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This game is a great and quick way to learn about insulators and conductors!

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loved the game was so fun but messed up a bit but helped memorize the conductors and insulators -Eliza

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I learned the more volts something has the more potential energy it has! Wow! Interesting!

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1. Edison and his group tested more that 17,000 plant samples to find out which is the best rubber material . They eventually selected the Goldenrod.

2. In the laboratory, plants grew in acres of research beds, raised in gardens and ect.

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i messed up on one but then this game helped me understand a lot more then i used to

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i messed up on one but then this game helped me understand a lot more then i used to

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1. Three men, Edison, Harvy Firestone, and Henry Ford created the EBRC which was considered a National Historic Landmark!
2. Edison grew 17,000 plants to find the most suitable rubber to be grown and transported quickly in the U.S.

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I learned that Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone all worked at the factory. I also learned that the garage was for planting.

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The first  fact I saw was  that the lab is the only site in the state of Florida to receive this title and is a true national treasure!

The second fact is that the Laboratory was operational until 1936 (five years after Edison’s death), when the project was transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The layout of the interior contains a chemical processing area, machine shop, grinding room, office and dark room.

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Teym was curious what would happen IF an electron was larger than a proton. What a wonderful question! Well... 

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Teym was curious what would happen IF an electron was larger than a proton. What a wonderful question! Well... 

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It depends on what you mean by bigger. A proton is about 1835 times more massive than an electron. If you are asking about their physical dimensions - no one knows.
-Steve Gagnon, Science Specialist

The mass of electrons is known,  but size is not :)

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Asher was curious about the relationship between magnetism and electricity. We learned that magnetism is the SPINNING of electrons, while electricity is the MOVEMENT of electrons. Awesome question, Asher! 

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Asher was curious about the relationship between magnetism and electricity. We learned that magnetism is the SPINNING of electrons, while electricity is the MOVEMENT of electrons. Awesome question, Asher! 

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Lucas wanted to know what is smaller than a proton, neutron, or electron. Great question!

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Lucas wanted to know what is smaller than a proton, neutron, or electron. Great question!

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It's taken over 35 years for physicists to answer this question. See this excerpt from ScienceDaily.com: "Quarks, the smallest particles in the universe, are far smaller and operate at much higher energy levels than the protons and neutrons in which they are found. In 1983, physicists at CERN, as part of the European Muon Collaboration (EMC), observed for the first time what would become known as "the EMC effect": In the nucleus of an iron atom containing many protons and neutrons, quarks move significantly more slowly than quarks in deuterium, which contains a single proton and neutron.

Now physicists from Tel Aviv University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility know why quarks, the building blocks of the universe, move more slowly inside atomic nuclei."

SCIENCE IS AWESOME!

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The PLASTIC COATING insulates to protect us from electricity. Electricity flows through the METAL prongs (conductor), and the metal wire inside the cable. 

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Cecelia related the information about conductors and insulators to HEAT energy lessons! This was a great addition to our thinking, since now we see the bigger picture: that the way HEAT transfers more rapidly through conductors, electrons move rapidly through conductors to create electricity. Thanks, Cecelia! 

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Cecelia related the information about conductors and insulators to HEAT energy lessons! This was a great addition to our thinking, since now we see the bigger picture: that the way HEAT transfers more rapidly through conductors, electrons move rapidly through conductors to create electricity. Thanks, Cecelia! 

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These are some things I learned in the video electricity is the flow of electrical energy from one place to another. Electricity flows through conductors, but it cannot flow through insulators. A closed circuit is needed for electricity to flow and power our electronics. By Alya Bensmail

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First  After testing more than 17,000 plant samples, Edison eventually selected Goldenrod as the most suitable.
Second The lab is the only site in the state of Florida to receive this title and is a true national treasure!

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fact 1: The laboratory is considered a national treasure.

fact 2: The three men had to find a most suitable plant out of thousands to create a rubber source if there was a foreign rubber shortage.

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The game helped me understand the difference of conducters and insaulators

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I learned how electricity travels and the definitions of words I didn't know , such as circuit.

By ,Anya shah

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Alex: why don’t electrons just attract the protons in an atom? 

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Alex: why don’t electrons just attract the protons in an atom? 

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He wondered: if negative and positive charges attract, how is the atom structure possible? Why do the electrons seem to stay outside away from the protons?

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It was a very good game and it helped me understand the difference of a condutors and insaulators.

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1. . One fact I learned is that The Laboratory was up and running until 1936.

2. Another fact I learned was that Plants grew in acres of research beds, raised gardens and numerous shade structures surrounding the Laboratory.

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1 fact I learned is that Edison tested more than 17,000 plant samples.

Another fact i learned is that the laboratory was operational five years after his death.

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Goldenrod was most suitable for??? Tell us! :) -Mrs.de Silva

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1. I learned that Thomas Edison had a great interest in creating
rubber, and grew about 17,000 plants to prove it.

2. I also learned that he worked with many other iconic figures.

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If the electron was more massive than the proton would it create some kind of alternate force/matter/atom

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1. The Edison Botanic Research Corporation had 17,000 plant samples.

2.The Corporation has some thins that are still standing from 1927.

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Facts about Thomas Edison By: Teym Saeed

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Facts about Thomas Edison By: Teym Saeed

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Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla used to be partners, but they separated when Edison wanted a D/C current, and Nikola wanted a A/C current a much more power full current and it is also the currently used current for electricity

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This game is fun and it helped me with memorizing conductors and insulators.

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1. I learned that Edison tested 17,000 plant examples.

2. Plants grew in acres of beds and raised in gardens.

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I learned that Edison worked with some other people to find suitable rubber. I also learned that his lab for this project is considered National Historic Landmark.

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"MRIs employ powerful magnets which produce a strong magnetic field that forces protons in the body to align with that field. When a radiofrequency current is then pulsed through the patient, the protons are stimulated, and spin out of equilibrium, straining against the pull of the magnetic field. When the radiofrequency field is turned off, the MRI sensors are able to detect the energy released as the protons realign with the magnetic field." -www.nibib.nih.gov

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"MRIs employ powerful magnets which produce a strong magnetic field that forces protons in the body to align with that field. When a radiofrequency current is then pulsed through the patient, the protons are stimulated, and spin out of equilibrium, straining against the pull of the magnetic field. When the radiofrequency field is turned off, the MRI sensors are able to detect the energy released as the protons realign with the magnetic field." -www.nibib.nih.gov

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MRI Stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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The game was fun and after 3 tries I could get a perfect score in less than 30 seconds. Now I know about some Conductors and Insulators

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1. The U.S. Department of Agriculture took over the project after the Laboratory ceased operations in 1936, five years after Edison's passing. The interior's arrangement includes a space for processing chemicals, a machine shop, a room for grinding, an office, and a dark room.

2. In order to locate the rubber that could be cultivated and transported swiftly in the United States, Edison grew 17,000 plants.

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Basics of lightning
Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge in which two electrically charged regions, either in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, momentarily neutralize one another. This results in the instantaneous release of an average of one gigajoule of energy.

Facts about lightning

-The width of a lightning flash is less than one inch.

-A lightning flash can reach temperatures higher than the sun's surface.

-A lightning strike travels at a speed of 62,000 miles per second.

-Lightning can strike a location more than once. Three or four lightning strikes in one spot are what causes certain lightning bolts to flicker.

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The phenomena of static electricity necessitates the separation of positive and negative charges. When two materials come into touch, electrons can migrate from one to the other, leaving an excess of positive charge on one and an equivalent negative charge on the other.